Idaho · Lemhi County
Occurrence

Independence Claim Group

Lemhi County, Idaho, United States
Thorium
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Commodities
TertiaryThorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formDISCONTINUOUS SEAMS, IRREGULAR BUNCHES AND STREAKS
Ore controlFissures, Shear Zones, Bedding
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueFeldspar
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10071944
MRDS IDW015727
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.99572, -113.50201
References
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.POWERS, H. A., 1955, LUCKY HORSESHOE AND INDEPENDENCE GROUP: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.1955 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT1958 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH 115