The Poison Lake Claim is a thorium mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 8,281 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 8,281 Feet (2,524 Meters)
Commodity: Thorium
Lat, Long: 44.8475, -112.90583
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Poison Lake Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Poison Lake Claim
Commodity
Primary: Thorium
Secondary: Uranium
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Deer Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Intense Alteration Of Limestone And Aplite
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE ANALYSIS FOR THORIA AVERAGES .1 % AND FOR URANIUM .001 %, EQUIVALENT URANIUM .016 %.
Materials
Ore: Thorite
Gangue: Fluorite
Comments
Comment (Geology): VEINS ARE IN A MINERALIZED AREA 600 FT LONG AND 200 FT WIDE ; GEOL.DESC: HYDROTHERMAL FLUORITE VEINS.
Comment (Workings): OUTCROP VEIN
Comment (Deposit): VEINS WITHIN MINERALIZED AREA GENERALLY TREND NE. STRIKE ABOVE IS FOR ENTIRE AREA.
Comment (Location): ON THE DIVIDE OVERLOOKING A SOUTHERN CANYON ON THE WEST END OF BELL CANYON
References
Reference (Deposit): SAHINEN, U. M., 1955 , MONT. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., INF. CIRC. 6 .
Reference (Deposit): TRITES, A. F., TOOKER, E. W., 1953 , URANIUM AND THORIUM DEPOSITS IN EAST-CENTRAL IDAHO AND SOUTHERN MONTANA, USGS BULL 988-H.
Reference (Deposit): GEACH, R. D., 1972 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, BEAVERHEAD CO., MONT., MONT. BUR. OF MINES & GEOLOGY, BULL 85 .
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-07-1963
Reference (Deposit): 1953 GEOLMAP TRITES A. F., TOOKER E. W., BULL 988-H
Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE MONT. BUR. OF MINES & GEO., BULL 85
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
