Description
C. Wells, Miley Evans, G. Hammond
Commodities
PrimaryThorium
TertiaryREE, Zirconium, Copper, Titanium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsAllanite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Monazite, Rutile, Thorite, Zircon
GangueApatite, Biotite, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Plagioclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite · Belt Supergroup
Associated rockGranite · Granite;Pyroclastic Rocks, Andesitic Flows
AlterationSericitization, Silicification, Chlorite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1965
Identification
Deposit ID10093634
MRDS IDW015857
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.6314, -113.1675
References
Staatz, M. H., 1972, Thorium Distribution In A Granite Stock Near Bull Canyon, Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 800-B, P. B51-B56V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Dubois Quad, Location No. 351