| Deposit ID | 10105685 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014133 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 10265904 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Coal Creek Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | No. 1, No. 4, No. 10 Claims, Coal Creek Nos. 1, 4, and 10 Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.82763, 44.28379 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | 5.5 MI NE OF LOWER STANLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
East Basin Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Cloud Peaks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Salmon(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 | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 011N | 014E | 16 | NW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Coffinite | Ore |
| Result | HIGHEST GRADE ORE ASSAYED ABOUT 4.0% U3O8 (COAL CREEK NO. 4) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Challis Volcanics-Arkosic Conglomerate | ||||||
| Rock description | Challis Volcanics-Arkosic Conglomerate | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -114.82763, 44.28379 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Bill Brooks & Melvin Peterson |
| District name | Stanley District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Phillips Petroleum Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bill Brooks And Melvin Peterson |
| Year | 1958 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^.25 % U3o8 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014133 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH1061 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370382 | data consolidated into this record |
CHOATE, RAOUL, 1962, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STANLEY AREA: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 126, 120 P.
KERN, B. F., 1959, IDA. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 117, P. 29.
KERN, B. F., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE URANIUM DEPOSITS NEAR STANLEY, CUSTER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 117, 40 P.
1959 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 117
1962 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 126
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-3, NO. 385, P. 197.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1975 | Steigner, William D.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey |
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