Mine detail: Idaho Thorium Showing No. 7

Previously called 'Eckersett Radioactivity Occurrence'

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Location

Lat / long: 44.9797, -113.5519

Resource(M)

Primary: Thorium
Ore: Thorite
Gangue: Feldspar, Quartz
Orebody form: LENTICULAR

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Lemhi Quartzite-Impure Quartzite
Host type:Quartzite
Structure:Broad Se-Trending Laramide Thrust Zone
Tectonic:Edge Of Cratonic Shelf Or Hinge Belt

References

MRDSW015758
MAS160590743
DEP10071966
Reference{Deposit:: Anderson, A. L., 1961, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Lemhi Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 124, 111 P.}{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:: Mitchell, V.E., et al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Dubois Quad, Location No. 16}
ReporterMiller, Pat J., Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)