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Nuclear Fuels and Rare Metals Corp.

Prospect in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, REE, Silver, Thorium, 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10145006
MAS/MILS ID 0160590213
Record type Site
Current site name Nuclear Fuels and Rare Metals Corp.
Alternate or previous names Lone Star No. 2, Lake Vein, Black Bull, Contact Vein, Silver Queen 52-B, Iola Vein, Viola Vein, Silver Queen 38-A, Deer Vein, Wonder Vein, Cago Vein, Wonder Lode, Beaverhead
Related records 10169259, 10071963

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -113.5442, 44.98239 (WGS84)
Elevation 2316
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Agency Creek(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

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 019 N 025 E 18 NW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • HOME OFFICE LOCATED IN SALMON, IDAHO. ALSO SECS. 12, 14, 10, 11, 13, 24, 23, AND T19N R25E S17 &19 ADDITIONAL CRIB NO. WO15755, WO15757 LOCATION GENERALIZED DUE TO LARGE COVERAGE OF VEINS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
REE Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Thorium Primary
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Thorite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -113.5442, 44.98239
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 60S
    Thickness 2M
    Length 300M
    Width 1.2M
    Depth to top 80M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N45W:60S
    Minimum Depth to Top 1
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 80
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Date of Last Modification 830408
  • Area 27HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 27
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • AMOUNT (WT. PERCENT) IS AVERAGED FOR ALL ORE. BARITE IS MENTIONED BUT NO RESOURCE IS REPORTED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1949
Mining method Shrinkage Methods
Milling method Unspecified

Mining district

District name Lemhi Pass District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Nuclear Fuels And Rare Metals, Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1C1=M1C2+M1C3+M1C4+M1C5 M9C4=M1C2+M1C3+M1C4+M1C5 THESE ARE FOUR SEPARATE DEPOSITS MATRIX 1 COL. 1 IS AN AVERAGE OF MATRIX 1 COLS. 2 THRU 5. RARE EARTHS ARE PRESENT IN THESE DEPOSITS IN VARYING AMOUNTS BUT WERE EXCLUDED FROM COSTING DUE TO INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.
  • REF: PFER, SEPT 1983 THIS PROPERTY IS LISTED UNDER "LEMHI PASS" IN MAFO FILES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1500M
    Overall depth 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Slope of Inclines 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 509
    Number of Adits 3
    1st Condition of Workings NO MINE ENTRY
    Capacity 300
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 37.04
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1983
  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 500M
    Overall depth 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Slope of Inclines 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 100
    Number of Adits 5
    1st Condition of Workings NO MINE ENTRY
    Capacity 300
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 28.42
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1983
  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 400M
    Overall depth 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 3
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Slope of Inclines 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 133
    Number of Adits 3
    1st Condition of Workings NO MINE ENTRY
    Capacity 300
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 29.29
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1983
  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 100M
    Overall depth 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 4
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 50
    Number of Adits 2
    1st Condition of Workings NO MINE ENTRY
    Capacity 300
    Unit Production Cost 28.42
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRANGER, A. E., 1969, THE THORIUM-RARE EARTH MINERAL PROPERTIES OF THE NUCLEAR FUELS AND RARE METALS CORPORATION, SALMON, IDAHO: CONFIDENTIAL COMPANY REPORT, 35PP.

  • Deposit

    NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, 1970, MONTHLY NORMALS OF TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION, AND HEATING AND COOLING DEGREE DAYS 1941-1970: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, 10PP.

  • Deposit

    SHARP, B.J. AND CAVENDER, W.S., 1962, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM-BEARING DEPOSITS TO THE LEMHI PASS AREA, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO AND BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1126, 76PP.

  • Deposit

    SHARP, B.J. AND HETLAND, D.L., 1968, THORIUM AND RARE EARTH RESOURCES OF THE LEMHI PASS AREA, IDAHO AND MONTANA: U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION SUMMARY REPORT RA-12, 23PP.

  • Deposit

    STAATZ, M.E., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LEMHI PASS THORIUM DISTRICT, IDAHO AND MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1049-A, P. A59-A62.

  • Deposit

    STOUT, K.S., 1980, MINING METHODS AND EQUIPMENT: NEW YORK, MCGRAW HILL INC., P.164-165.

  • Deposit

    STRAAM, ENGINEERS INC., 1979, MINING AND BENEFICIATION OF METALLIC AND NONMETALLIC MINERALS EXCEPT FOSSIL FUELS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT NO. JO255026, 374PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRIKE AND DIP ARE GENERALIZED FOR ALL VEINS, SEE INDIVIDUAL DEPOSIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAR-1995 Sweeney, Thomas M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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