| Deposit ID | 10096396 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015744 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590779 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Little Dandy No. 5 Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Lucky R |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.4665, 44.94769 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2316 |
| Relative position | 10 MI NE OF LEMHI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lemhi Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Leadore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lemhi(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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 | 019N | 025E | 26, 27 | NWSWNW (26) | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Thorite | Ore |
| Iron | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Result | 0.047% TH |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock type qualifier | Impure Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||||
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Impure Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Challis Volcanic Group. |
|---|
| General form | SPOTTY DISTRIBUTION |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.3M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| Discoverer | J. Thompson, C. Wells, J. Schenk |
| District name | Mcdevitt District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | D. B. Lewis |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015744 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DU__81 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590779 | data consolidated into this record |
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.
Staatz, M. H., 1972, Geology And Description Of The Thorium-Bearing Veins, Lemhi Pass Quadrangle, Idaho-Montana: USGS Bulletin 1351, 94 P.
V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Dubois Quad, Location No. 93 And 94.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.