Leesburg Uranium Co. Group

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022996
MRDS ID FS00614
MAS/MILS ID 0160590728
Record type Site
Current site name Leesburg Uranium Co. Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.18703, 45.16629 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jureano Mountain(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 021N 019E 01,02,11 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary

Analytical data

Result FS MIN EXAM 1957 PLUMB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.18703, 45.16629

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Salmon National Forest
Ownership category National Primitive Area
Area name Idaho Primitive Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Elk City Quad, IBMG Mine And Prospect 1982 Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et Al

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Surface Rights Of Claimant Should Be Recognized On Rainbow Nos 1 - 4 , Discovery Day Nos 1 - 4 , Redemption Nos 2 - 4 , Lost Channel Ext No. 1a And Lost Channel Nos. 1 - 7 The Remaining Claims, Lost Channel Ext, Lost Channel Ext No. 1 And Part Of Lost Channel And Lost Channel Annex Are Within The Power Withdrawal Of 1933

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Meier, M. Lorrie U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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