Mine detail: Frying Pan and Frying Pan No. 2

Previously called 'Staatz Loc. No. 85'

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Location: Beaverhead County, Montana, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.94267, -113.44534
dep_id: 10010310
mrds_id: D003915
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Thorium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Thorite
gangue: Apatite, Barite, Chalcedony, Goethite, Magnetite, Monazite, Rutile, Siderite, Specularite
ore_ctrl: Fault Zone
Reporter: Doyle, Brien (Wells, John)
hrock_type: Quartzite
disc_yr: 1949
discr: R. A. Wellborn
References:
  • Deposit:: STAATZ, M. H., 1972 , GEOLOGY AND DESCRIPTION OF TH BEARING VEINS IN LEMHI PASS QUAD., IDA. & MONT., USGS BULL 1351 .
  • Deposit:: GEACH, R. D., 1972 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, MONT BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL 85 .
  • Deposit:: SHARP, W. D., AND CAUENDER, W. S., 1962 , GEOLOGY AND TH-BEARING DEPOSITS IN LEMHI PASS AREA, LEMHI CO., IDA, BEAVERHEAD C., MONT., USGS BULL 1126 .
  • Deposit:: 1962 GEOLMAP SHARP & CAUENDER, BULL 1126 P. 39
  • Deposit:: 1972 GEOLMAP MONT. BUR. OF MINES & GEO., BULL 72
  • Deposit:: 1972 GEOLMAP STAATZ, BULL 1351
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