Idaho · Lemhi County
Past Producer

Wonder Mine

Lemhi County, Idaho, United States
ThoriumREECopperZincBarium-BariteUranium
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Description

James Quinn (1923)

Commodities
PrimaryThorium, REE
TertiaryCopper, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Uranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formDISSEMINATIONS, MASSES, SEAMS, STRINGERS
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Thorite
GangueAllophane, Barite, Biotite, Calcite, Feldspar, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite, Specularite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Belt Supergroup
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1923
Identification
Deposit ID10105780
MRDS IDW015732
Alternate namesWonder and Buckhorn Claims, Silver Bell, Quinn Prospect, Inspiration Group, Wonder Lodes Nos. 1 To 5 and Buckhorn Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates44.95795, -113.47062
References
Anderson, A. L., 1960, Geology Of Thorite-Rare Earth Deposits In The Lemhi Pass Region, In Study Of Two Idaho Thorite Deposits: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 122, P. 133-139.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.Weis, P. L., And Others, 1958, Reconnaissance For Radioactive Minerals In Washington, Idaho, And Western Montana 1952-1955: USGS Bulletin 1074-B, 48 P.Sharp, W. N., And Cavender, W. S., 1962, Geology And Thorium-Bearing Deposits Of The Lemhi Pass Area, Lemhi County, Idaho, And Beaverhead County, Montana: USGS Bulletin 1126, 76 P.Staatz, M. H., 1972, Geology And Description Of The Thorium-Bearing Veins, Lemhi Pass Quadrangle, Idaho And Montana: USGS Bulletin 1351, 94 P.Moen, 1957, Us Atomic Energy Commission Rme-2061, Pt 1Anderson, A. L., 1961, Econonimc Geology, V 56, P 177-197Staatz, Bunker, and Bush, 1971, USGS Professional Paper 750-C, P 136-140Trites And Tooker, 1953, USGS Bulletin 988-H, P 157-209Ross and George, 1966, USBM Resource Report 62.1 Salt Lake City Met Res CnSharp, W. N., And Cavendar, W. S., 1962, USGS Bull 1126