| Deposit ID | 10070418 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013346 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590149 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Simer Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Lost Wife Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.93592, 45.28489 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1676 |
| Relative position | 8 MI. N.W. 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 | 35 | C | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Thorium | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Monazite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -113.93592, 45.28489 |
|---|
| Strike | N 50 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60 NW |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Eureka District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Teal And Waterman |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 9.14M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013346 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DI__85 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590149 | 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.
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.
Anderson, A. L., And Van Alstine, R. E., 1964, Mineral Resources - Fluorspar, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, Special Report No. 1, P. 79 - 84.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Deposits Are In Granite And Consist Of Three Veins, The Main One In A Large Cut In The Upper Part Of The Gulch. It Strikes N50e, And Dips 60nw. It Contains 2 To 3 Ft. Of Highly Radioactive, Jaster-Like Rock, Which Examined Micro- Scopically Shows Abundant Monazite And Variable Amounts Of Barite, Pruplish And Colorless Fluorite, And Quartz. |
| Deposit | Second (Small) Vein Strikes N 10 Deg E, Dips Nw; Third Vein Strikes N 35 Deg E In Shear Zone; Items M70, M80 Refer To Main Vein |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1983 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 12-JUL-1993 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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