Commodities
PrimaryREE
TertiaryThorium, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Titanium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formMASSIVE BAND
Materials
Ore mineralsAllanite, Monazite
GangueActinolite, Apatite, Barite, Biotite, Calcite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutile
Geology
Host rockMarble,Schist · Belt Supergroup
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10071669
MRDS IDW015179
Alternate namesUncle Sam, Calera Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.44908, -114.25453
References
Abbott, A. T., 1954, Monazite Deposits In Calcareous Rocks, Northern Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 99, 24 P.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.Sturm, F. H., 1954, General Geology Of Some Replacement Monazite Deposits In Lemhi County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Idaho, M.S. Thesis, 64 P.USBM Rept Inv 4012