The Dehlbom Property is a uranium mine located in Boundary county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,201 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: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 48.7286, -116.42190
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Dehlbom Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dehlbom Property
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boundary
District: Porthill 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
Owner Name: Harold Dehlbom
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: Selkirk Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VERY LOW GRADE, SLIGHT RADIOACTIVITY
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): No Production (Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology)
Comment (Development): 40 Acres
Comment (Location): E. Of Cooks Peak And Burton Peak.
References
Reference (Deposit): Powers, H. A., 1956, Dehlbom Property: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Report
Reference (Deposit): 1956 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Of Rept
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