Idaho · Boundary County
Prospect

Golden Sceptre Mine

Boundary County, Idaho, United States
ThoriumLeadGoldCopperSilver
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Description

Radioactivity - Northwest Prospecting And Development Co.

Commodities
PrimaryThorium
TertiaryLead, Gold, Copper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENS, STRINGERS
Ore controlFissure
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Erythrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, Thorite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Schorlite, Siderite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Quartzite · Prichard Formation-Quartzite
Associated rockDiorite · Purcell Sill-Diorite
StructureVein On Sill - Quartzite Contact
AlterationEpidote
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10069824
MRDS IDW007535
Alternate namesGolden Septure, Hall Mountain
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.99097, -116.42277
References
Kiilsgaard, Thor. H., 1951, Descriptions Of Some Ore Deposits And Their Relationships To The Purcell Sills, Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet, No. 85, 31 P.Le Moine, Denis, 1960, Geology Of Thorite Deposits Of The Hall Mountain Area, Boundary County, In Study Of Two Thorite Deposits: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet, No. 122, P. 15 - 22.Powers, Harold A., 1955, Golden Septure: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report.Le Moine, D., 1959 , Thorite Deposits And General Geology Of The Hall Mountain Area, Boundary County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M.S. Thesis, 68 P.5) Weis, P.L., And Others, 1958 , Reconnaissance For Radioactive Minerals In Washington, Idaho, And Western Montana, 1952 - 1955 : USGS Bulletin 1074-B, 48 P.6) Staatz, M.H., And Others, 1974 , Distribution And Occurrence Of Rare Earths In The Thorium Veins Of Hall Mountain, Idaho: USGS Jour. Research, V. 2 , No. 6 , P. 677 - 6835) Weis, P. L., And Others, 1958 , Reconnaissance For Radioactive Minerals In Washington, Idaho, And Western Montana 1952 - 1955 : USGS Bulletin 1074-B, 48 P.1951 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet No. 85A.E.C. Inspected Property1958 Recon P. L. Weis And Others, Bulletin 1074-B1960 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet No. 1221974 Compile M.H. Staatz And Others, Jour. Research, V. 2 , No. 6Soper, 1918, Mining And Science Press V 116, P 126Powers, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., 1955 (& 1956), Open - File Summary Report.