| Deposit ID | 10070417 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013345 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Contact Claim Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Bell, Diamond Creek Area |
| Related records | 10144778 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.95342, 45.29319 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 8.4 MI N17W OF SALMON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bird Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salmon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(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 | 023N | 021E | 26,27 | W2 (26); E2 (27) | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Thorium | Primary |
| Uranium | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Monazite | Ore |
| Thorite | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Goethite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Malachite | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rutile | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLES ACROSS 3 - FT. WIDTHS ON MAIN DEPOSIT ON CONTACT GROUP CONTAINS UP TO 0.75% THORIA, UP TO 4% RAE OXIDES |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Yellowjacket Formation |
| Rock description | Yellowjacket |
| (1) | -113.95342, 45.29319 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thrust And Normal Faulting |
| General form | TABULAR, PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 10 E TO N 60 E |
| Dip | 33 DEG NW |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Length | 780.29M |
| Width | 7.62M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Eureka District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | P. Reddington, F. Van Meter, G. E. Shoup |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 13.41M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013345 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DI__83 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
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.
ANDERSON, A. L., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE NORTH FORK QUADRANGLE, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 118, 92 P.
WEIS, P. L., AND OTHERS, 1958, RECONNAISSANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE MINERALS IN WASHINGTON, IDAHO, AND WESTERN MONTANA 1952 - 1955: USGS BULL. 1074 - B, 48 P.
STATTZ, M.H. 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LEMHI PASS THORIUM DISTRICT, IDAHO AND MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1049-A, 90 P.
ROSS AND GEORGE, 1976, USBM RES. REPT. 62. 1 SALT LAKE CITY RES CEN 34 P.
1958 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 115
1958 RECON P. L. WEIS AND OTHERS, BULL. 1074 - B
1959 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 118
1979 RECON STATTZ, M.H., GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 805
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LENGTH OF MINERALIZED ZONE RANGES FROM TENS TO HUNDREDS OF FEET LONG. VEINS LIE ALONG STRIKE AND COULD BE PART OF SAME VEIN OR SEPARATE VEINS ALONG SAME STRUCTURE. |
| Deposit | SHEARING IS AS PRONOUNCED IN GRANITIC ROCK AS IN QUARTZITE. QUARTZITES ARE MORE FAVORABLE HOST TO VEINS THAN QUARTZ MONZONITE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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