| Deposit ID | 10071962 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015753 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590742 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lone Star No. 2 |
| Alternate or previous names | Idaho Thorium Showing No. 1 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.5659, 44.98599 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1676 |
| Relative position | 9.5 MI NE OF LEMHI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Agency Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Leadore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lemhi(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 019N | 024E | 11,12 | NWSESE (12) | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Euxenite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Thorite | Ore |
| Xenotime | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||
| Rock description | Lemhi Quartzite-Impure Quartzite;Belt Supergroup-Phyllite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite |
| (1) | -113.5659, 44.98599 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | Fault |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure name | Laramide Thrust Zone |
| General form | LENTICULAR, BUNCHES, IRREGULAR MASSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 DEG W |
| Dip | 65 DEG NE |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Width | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mcdevitt District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nuclear Fuels And Rare Metals, Inc. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015753 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DU___8 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590742 | data consolidated into this record |
Anderson, A. L., 1961, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Lemhi Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 124, 111 P.
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.
V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Propects Map Series, 1981 Dubois Quad, Location No. 9
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Mineralized Zone Can Be Traced Several Hundred Yards; Several Veins |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 15-OCT-1990 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.