The City of Rocks Uranium Placer Deposit is a uranium mine located in Cassia county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 42.0769, -113.69000
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City of Rocks Uranium Placer Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: City of Rocks Uranium Placer Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Cassia
District: Almo Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Prospect
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE U3O8 EQUIVALENT = 0.011%
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Occurrence Of Mineralogic, Rather Than Economic Importance
References
Reference (Deposit): IBMG Mines & Prospects Of The Pocatello Quad, 1982, V.E. Mitchell, Et Al
Reference (Deposit): Armstrong, F. C., 1964, Mineral Resources - Uranium, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Special Rept. No. 1, P. 258.
Reference (Deposit): Powers, H. A., 1955, Uranium: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open File Report.
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