Mine detail: Independence Claim Group

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

44.99572, -113.50201

Resource(M)

Tertiary:	Thorium
Ore:	Thorite
Gangue:	Feldspar
Orebody form:	DISCONTINUOUS SEAMS, IRREGULAR BUNCHES AND STREAKS

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:

Quartzite

References

MRDS	W015727
DEP	10071944
Reference	{Deposit:: 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.}{Deposit:: POWERS, H. A., 1955, LUCKY HORSESHOE AND INDEPENDENCE GROUP: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.}{Deposit:: 1955 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT}{Deposit:: 1958 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH 115}
Reporter	Miller, Pat J.