Mine detail: Cardinal Prospect

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 45.42069, -114.20173

Resource(B)

Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Thorium
Tertiary: REE
Ore: Allanite, Monazite
Gangue: Actinolite, Barite, Calcite, Limonite, Magnetite, Quartz
Orebody form: SCATTERED OR GROUPED CRYSTALS, MASSIVE CLUSTERS

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Belt Supergroup
Host type:Gneiss,Limestone

References

MRDSW015391
DEP10089267
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:: ABBOTT, A. T., 1954, MONAZITE DEPOSITS IN CALCAREOUS ROCKS, NORTHERN LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 99, 24 P.}{Deposit:: STURM, F. H., 1954, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF SOME REPLACEMENT MONAZITE DEPOSITS IN LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS, 64 P.}{Deposit:: 1954 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 99}{Deposit:: 1958 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 115}
ReporterMiller, Pat J.