Commodities
PrimaryThorium
TertiaryUranium, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueHematite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Belt Supergroup
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10096400
MRDS IDW015778
Alternate namesSurprise Nos. 5 and 6
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.95959, -113.4787
References
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.Staatz, M. H., 1972, Geology And Description Of The Thorium-Bearing Veins, Lemhi Pass Quadrangle, Idaho And Montana: USGS Bull 1351, 94 P.