The Montana Special Claims is a thorium mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,098 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Thorium
Lat, Long: 44.9458, -113.61110
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Montana Special Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Montana Special Claims
Secondary: Carroll Wells Property
Commodity
Primary: Thorium
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mcdevitt District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Carroll W. Wells, G. Hammond, L. E. Donner, E. A. Woodman, R. L. Donner
Owner Name: Carroll W. Wells
Years: 1958 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1957
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): Located On The S. Slope Above Agency Creek.
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Veins Partially Fill Two Zones Of Fractures, One Set Striking Northerly, The Other Northwesterly.
Comment (Development): Eight Unpatented Claims (Montana Special 1-8) Dmea Loan Application (Pocket No. 4932) Made In 1958
Comment (Deposit): There Are Numerous Narrow, Discontinuous Veins.
Comment (Workings): Three Small Pits.
Comment (Deposit): For More Information See Dmea Pocket No. 4932 (1958) ; Info.Src : 2 Unpub Rept
References
Reference (Deposit): Commodity Files, U.S.G.S., Spokane, W
Reference (Deposit): Dmea-4932
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