Commodities
TertiaryUranium, Thorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR, POCKETS, DISCONTINUOUS, IRREGULAR
Ore controlFracture Zone
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Lemhi Quartzite
Associated rockDiorite · Dike-Diorite
StructureBroad Se-Trending Laramide Thrust Zone
Tectonic settingEdge Of Cratonic Shelf Or Hinge Belt
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10071965
MRDS IDW015757
Alternate namesIdaho Thorium Showing No. 6
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.98379, -113.5378
References
ANDERSON, A. L., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LEMHI QUADRANGLE, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 124, 111 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.SHARP, W. N., AND CAVENDAR, W. S., 1962, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM-BEARING DEPOSITS OF THE LEMHI PASS AREA, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO, AND BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 1126, 76 P.1958 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 1151961 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 1241963 GEOLMAP W. N. SHARP AND W. S. CAVENDAR, BULL. 1126