Mine detail: City of Rocks Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 42.04741, -113.73557

Resource(B)

Primary: Feldspar, Uranium
Tertiary: Beryllium, Thorium
Ore: Pegmatite
Gangue: Garnet, Muscovite, Plagioclase, Quartz

Production

Operation type: Underground
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host type:Granite
Associated rock:Cassia Batholith-Granite
Associated type:Granite

References

MRDSW013172
MAS160310088
DEP10070320
Reference{Deposit:: Lesure, F. G., 1964, Mica And Associated Pegmatite Minerals, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Special Rept. No. 1, P. 129.}{Deposit:: Minobras, 1975, Idaho Industrial Minerals, P. 30.}{Deposit:: Fryklund, V. C., Jr., 1951, A Reconnaissance Of Some Idaho Feldspar Deposits: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 91, P. 16.}
ReporterMatthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat, Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)