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Pahsimerai Valley Uranium Occurrence

Occurrence in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096295
MRDS ID W014116
Record type Site
Current site name Pahsimerai Valley Uranium Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.01901, 44.68659 (WGS84)
Elevation 1737
Relative position 40 MI S OF SALMON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ellis(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pahsimeroi(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)

Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 016N 021E 30 E2 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On The N. Side Of Pahsimeroi River Within 2 Mi Of The Salmon River

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnotite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock type qualifier Carbonaceous Sandstones
    Rock unit name Challis Volcanis
    Rock description Challis Volcanis-Carbonaceous Sandstones
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) Alluvial-fan deposits.
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Original concentration process entry:
    Secondary

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ellis Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Weis, P. L., And Others, 1958, Reconnaissance For Radioactive Minerals In Washington, Idaho And Western Montana, 1952 - 1955: USGS Bulletin 1074-B, 48 P

  • Deposit

    IBMG Mines and Prospects Of Challis Quad, 1982, V.E. Mitchell, Et Al.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1976 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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