| Deposit ID | 10096382 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015393 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lee - Buck No. 4 Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.22982, 45.44655 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Relative position | 2 MI NE OF DUTCHLER MTN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ulysses(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bighorn Crags(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Salmon-Panther(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 024N | 019E | 04 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Allanite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.28 AND 1.06% COMBINED RAE OXIDE PLUS THORIA, 1.07 AND 1.34% P. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup |
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Marble, Crystalline Limestone, Biotite Schist |
| (1) | -114.22982, 45.44655 |
|---|
| General form | THIN, IRREGULAR BANDS, VEINLETS, AND STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 85 DEG W |
| Dip | 79 DEG SW |
| Width | 1.83M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Indian Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Union Carbide Corp. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Oscar A. Westfall, Lee Ash, E. R. Hagel |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 33.53M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015393 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC1092 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ABBOTT, A. T., 1954, MONAZITE DEPOSITS IN CALCAREOUS ROCKS, NORTHERN LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 99, 24 P.
ANDERSON, A. L., 1958, URANIUM, THORIUM, COLUMBIUM, AND RARE EARTH DEPOSITS IN THE SALMON REGION, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 115, 81 P.
STURM, F. H., 1954, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF SOME REPLACEMENT MONAZITE DEPOSITS IN LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS, 64 P.
1954 DIREXPL MOLYBDENUM CORP. OF AMERICA
1954 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 99
1956 DIREXPL UNION CARBIDE CORP.
1958 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 115
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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