| Deposit ID | 10070991 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014157 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370380 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alta Prospects |
| Alternate or previous names | Alta, McClure |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.78653, 44.28739 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MI N OF SUNBEAM HOT SPRINGS |
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 | 14 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pitchblende | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Uranophane | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | GRAB SAMPLE OF URANIFEROUS CHALCEDONY WAS ASSAYED AT 2.492 % U3O8. MAXIMUM RADIOACTIVITY WAS 0.28 MILLIROENTGENS/HR |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite;Pegmatite Dikes |
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite;Pegmatite Dikes |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -114.78653, 44.28739 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Idaho Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fault, Slickensides Plunge 15 Deg E, Brecciated, Gouge |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 53 DEG E |
| Dip | 59 DEG SE |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Length | 3.96M |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 59 DEG SE |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Harry Mc Clure |
| District name | Stanley District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Harry Mcclure |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014157 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH1064 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370380 | 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, GEOLOGY OF THE URANIUM DEPOSITS NEAR STANLEY, CUSTER COUNTY: IDAHO BUR 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. 390, P. 199.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PODS OCCUR ALONG A 400-FT FAULT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1975 | Yett, Jay R.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey |
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