The Lookout No. 1 Claim is a uranium mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,598 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: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 44.90556, -112.94556
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Lookout No. 1 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lookout No. 1 Claim
Commodity
Primary: 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
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SELECTED SAMPLE - .033 % EQUIVALENT URANIUM, .003 % URANIUM.
Materials
Gangue: Plagioclase
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Monazite
Gangue: Microcline
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE SMALL PIT
Comment (Location): IN THE MIDDLE SOUTH FORK IN GARFIELD CANYON
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 3 PEGMATITES UP TO 75 X 12 FT
References
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): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-20-1963
Reference (Deposit): 1953 COMPILE USGS BULL 988-
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: TRITES & TOOKER, 1953
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.
