Commodities
TertiaryThorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlFault
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueCalcite, Plagioclase, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Prichard Formation-Quartzite
StructureNw - Trending Faults; Brecciation; Boxwork; Vein Bounded On E By Fracture Striking N 18 Deg W, Dipping 60 Deg W
AlterationChlorite, Albite, Sphene, Brown Hydrous Fe Oxides Oxidation, Hematite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10090078
MRDS IDW007538
Alternate namesBruce Berringer Prospect, TMU, The Man Upstairs
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.98876, -116.41218
References
Anderson, A. L., And Savage, C. N., 1964, Mineral Resources - Thorium And The Rare Earths, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept., No. 1, P. 211 - 217.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 - 22Powers, Harold A., 1956, Berringer Property: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report.Lemoine, Denis, 1959 , Thorite Deposits And General Geology Of The Hall Mountain Area, Boundary County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ Of Idaho, M S Thesis, 68 P.1956 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Of Rept.1960 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet No. 1221964 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Spec. Rpt. No. 1