| Deposit ID | 10090078 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007538 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Barringer Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Bruce Berringer Prospect, TMU, The Man Upstairs |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.41218, 48.98876 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1149 |
| Relative position | ALMOST 4 MI FROM PORTHILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Boundary(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Copeland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bonners Ferry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Kootenai(hydrologic unit)
Kootenai(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Idaho Panhandle National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Boundary |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 065N | 001W | 11 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Thorite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Plagioclase | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | HIGH GRADE, 2.5 MR/HR |
|---|---|
| Result | OUTCROP MAY RUN SEVERAL , IN THO2 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Prichard Formation-Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Prichard Formation-Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -116.41218, 48.98876 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw - Trending Faults; Brecciation; Boxwork; Vein Bounded On E By Fracture Striking N 18 Deg W, Dipping 60 Deg W |
| Strike | N 85 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70 DEG N |
| Thickness | 4.57M |
| Length | 9.14M |
| Width | 3.05M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| District name | Moyie - Yaak District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bruce Barringer |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 7.62M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007538 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SA___2 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
Anderson, A. L., And Savage, C. N., 1964, Mineral Resources - Thorium And The Rare Earths, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept., No. 1, P. 211 - 217.
Le Moine, Denis, 1960, Geology Of Thorite Deposits Of The Hall Mountain Area, Boundary County, In Study Of Two Thorite Deposits: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet, No. 122, P. 15 - 22
Powers, Harold A., 1956, Berringer Property: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report.
Lemoine, Denis, 1959 , Thorite Deposits And General Geology Of The Hall Mountain Area, Boundary County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ Of Idaho, M S Thesis, 68 P.
1956 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Of Rept.
1960 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet No. 122
1964 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Spec. Rpt. No. 1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Quartzite Bedding Strikes N 45 Deg W, Dips 35 To 45 Deg Sw. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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