The Bruce Berringer Prospect is a mine located in Boundary county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,400 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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.98194, -116.39167
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Bruce Berringer Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bruce Berringer Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Thorium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boundary
District: Moyie - Yaak 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
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: Purcell Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ESTIMATED 1% THORIUM
Materials
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): GOOD POSSIBILITY FOR HIGH GRADE THORIUM
Comment (Location): W. SIDE HALL MOUNTAIN
Comment (Development): 5 CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): STRIKE VARIES FROM N 10 DEG E - N 10 DEG W
Comment (Workings): 3 SMALL PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): POWERS, HAROLD A., 1955, BRUCE BERRINGER PROPERTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): 1955 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. OF REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1960 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 122
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