| Deposit ID | 10070993 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014160 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370384 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lucky Strike Prospects |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.83873, 44.28768 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | 3.5 MI SE OF POTATO MTN. |
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 | 17 | NE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Result | ORE ANALYZED ABOVE 0.20% U3O8 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock |
| Rock unit name | Challis Sediments-Sedimentary Rocks |
| Rock description | Challis Sediments-Sedimentary Rocks |
| (1) | -114.83873, 44.28768 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Idaho Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faulting; Major Zone Strikes N 45 W |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 40 DEG NE |
| Thickness | 0.76M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | William Brooks, Melvin Peterson |
| District name | Stanley District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rare Metals Corp. Of America |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Brooks, William And Peterson, Melvin |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 38.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014160 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_481 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370384 | 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 Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 117, 40 P.
Minobras, 1975, Idaho Industrial Minerals: Minobras, P. 34 - 36.
U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-3, No. 381, P. 196.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1975 | Yett, Jay R.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 04-NOV-1992 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.