The Monumental Summit Rare - Earth Prospect is a mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,451 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: 8,451 Feet (2,576 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.9003, -115.27890
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Monumental Summit Rare - Earth Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Monumental Summit Rare - Earth Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: REE
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Thunder Mountain District
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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Yellow Hills Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1966
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: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Rhabdophane
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Location): AT HEAD OF MONUMENTAL CREEK LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: THICK SOIL COVER
References
Reference (Deposit): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1304, 431 P
Reference (Deposit): 1966 GEOCHEM
Reference (Deposit): 1971 DIREXPL YELLOW HILLS MINING CO., USGS BULL. 1304
Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, BULL. 1304
Reference (Reserve-Resource): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P.
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