The Trapper No. 1 Mine is a thorium mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,441 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,441 Feet (2,268 Meters)
Commodity: Thorium
Lat, Long: 44.94972, -113.43889
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Trapper No. 1 Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Trapper No. 1 Mine
Secondary: Staatz Loc. No. 67
Commodity
Primary: Thorium
Secondary: Uranium
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Lemhi Pass District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: H. B. Mckenney, W. G. Armeson
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
Form: ELONGATE
Structure
Type: L
Description: Dan Patch Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: THORITE AVERAGES .6 % OF SAMPLE VEIN CHIPS AND A MAXIMUM OF 3 % IN GRAB SAMPLE
Materials
Ore: Thorite
Gangue: Microcline
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Specularite
Comments
Comment (Location): NORTH SIDE OF NORTH FRYING PAN CREEK
Comment (Workings): 1500 FT OF BULLDOZED TRENCHES, 250 FT DIAMOND DRILLING, SMALL PROSPECT PITS.
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: SHARP AND CAVENDER, 1962 ; STAATZ, 1972
Reference (Deposit): MONT. B.M. AND GEOL. INF. CIRC. 6, 1955, P. 8.
Reference (Deposit): TRITES ANT TOOKER, 1953, USGS BULL. 988-H, P. 196.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 1126, 1952, PL. 1 AND 3.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-07-1963
Reference (Deposit): 1952 GEOLMAP SHARP W. M., CAVENDER W. S., BULL 1126
Reference (Deposit): 1953 GEOLMAP TRITES, A. F., TOOKER, E. W., BULL 988-H
Reference (Deposit): 1972 GEOLMAP STAATZ, M. H., BULL 1351
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.
