| Deposit ID | 10071978 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015776 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Bear Prospect |
| Related records | 10120447 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.502, 44.96209 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2042 |
| Relative position | 7 MI E OF TENDOY |
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 | 025E | 21 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Thorium | Primary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Euxenite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Pyromorphite | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| Thorite | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 1 CHIP SAMPLE HAD 0.082% THO2 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lemhi Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Lemhi Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.502, 44.96209 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 5.79M |
| Length | 22.86M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Earl Pyeatt, G. E. Shoup |
| District name | Lemhi Pass Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 22.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015776 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DU__68 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
STAATZ, M. H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE THORIUM-BEARING VEINS, LEMHI PASS QUADRANGLE, IDAHO AND MONTANA: USGS BULL. 1351, 94 P.
ANDERSON, A.L., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LEMHI QUADRANGLE, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 124, 107 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 PAMPH 115, 81 P.
1958 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 115
1961 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 124
1972 GEOLMAP STAATZ, M. H., BULL. 1351
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1975 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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