The Unnamed Prospect is a thorium mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,560 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,560 Feet (1,390 Meters)
Commodity: Thorium
Lat, Long: 45.2003, -113.93190
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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Thorium
Secondary: REE
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Eureka District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Lamhi Pass Thorium-Rare Earths Belt
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): N-SIDE OF UNNAMED DRAINAGE, 300 FT. UPSTREAM FROM FENSTER CR. ROAD CROSSING ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)
Comment (Deposit): TH AND RAE REPORTED BY CLAIMANTS, BUT UNVERIFIED BY REPORTER ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): FOREST SERVICE FILES, D. W. PETERS, SALMON, ID
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