Mine detail: Idaho Thorium Showing No. 3

Previously called 'Lone Star No. 9'

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Location

Lat / long:

45.0019, -113.5667

Resource(M)

Tertiary:	Thorium, REE
Ore:	Monazite, Thorite
Gangue:	Barite, Biotite, Calcite, Feldspar, Magnetite, Quartz
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type:	Surface
Production size:	None
Development status:	Prospect

Geology

Host rock:	Yellowjacket Formation
Host type:	Quartzite
Alteration processes:	Bleaching

References

MRDS	W015761
MAS	160590665
DEP	10071968
Reference	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
Reporter	Miller, Pat J., Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.), Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)