The Black Beetle Occurrence is a uranium mine located in Bannock county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,099 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: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 42.4683, -112.30750
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Black Beetle Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Beetle Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bannock
District: Bannock Range
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: Caribou National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: John Christensen
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Ash
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Ash
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TRACES OF U3O8
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): Near Head Of Potter Cr.
Comment (Development): 4 Lode Claims
References
Reference (Deposit): Dotson, J. C., 1957, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report, 2 P
Reference (Deposit): 1957 Recon Id. Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Open File Rept
Reference (Deposit): IBMG Mines And Prospects Of The Pocatello Quad., 1982, No. 151.
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