| Deposit ID | 10071698 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015221 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590413 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Spring Creek Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Simplot Monazite Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.24533, 45.43568 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1890 |
| Relative position | 4.5 MI NE OF SHOUP |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ulysses(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 024N | 019E | 05 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Thorium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLES OF VEIN MATERIAL CONTAIN FROM 0.12 - 1.27% MO. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith | ||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||||
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Gneiss, Schist | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Augen gneiss. |
|---|
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.3M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Indian Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015221 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC1101 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590413 | data consolidated into this record |
Weis, P. L., And Others, 1958, Reconnaissance For Radioactive Minerals In Washington, Idaho, And Western Montana 1952 - 1955: USGS Bulletin 1074-B, 48 P.
King, R. U., 1964, Mineral Resource - Molybdenum, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1, P. 133 - 138.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1976 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 14-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.