The Leesburg Uranium Co. Group is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho.
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Mine Info
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Leesburg Uranium Co. Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Leesburg Uranium Co. Group
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
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: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: FS MIN EXAM 1957 PLUMB
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Surface Rights Of Claimant Should Be Recognized On Rainbow Nos 1 - 4 , Discovery Day Nos 1 - 4 , Redemption Nos 2 - 4 , Lost Channel Ext No. 1a And Lost Channel Nos. 1 - 7 The Remaining Claims, Lost Channel Ext, Lost Channel Ext No. 1 And Part Of Lost Channel And Lost Channel Annex Are Within The Power Withdrawal Of 1933
References
Reference (Deposit): Elk City Quad, IBMG Mine And Prospect 1982 Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et Al
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