The Red Ledge #1-3 Claims is a uranium mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,999 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: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 45.5825, -115.67750
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Red Ledge #1-3 Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Ledge #1-3 Claims
Secondary: Red Ledge No. 1, 2, 3 Claims
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Buffalo Hump District
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
Owner Name: Ted Ward
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1 ASSAY 0.061% U3O8, 0.05 MR/HR.
Materials
Ore: Torbernite
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Red Ledge No. 1 Claim Deposit Described Above; Red Ledge No. 2, 3 Are 30 - 50 Ft Wide, Strike N 20 Deg E, Dip 40 Deg Nw.
Comment (Development): 3 Claims, Red Ledge No. 1, 2, 3
Comment (Workings): 4 Pits
References
Reference (Deposit): Powers, H. A., 1955, Red Ledge No. 3: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept.
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