Garm - Lamoreaux Mine

The Garm - Lamoreaux Mine is a uranium and gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,201 feet.

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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.

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Site Name

Primary: Garm - Lamoreaux Mine

Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: North Fork - Shoup 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: Salmon National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Garm - Lamoreaux Estate (G. I. Hurley, Managed)

Owner Name: G. I. Hurley

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1948
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: Bitterroot Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: THIN STRINGERS, LENS

Structure

Type: R
Description: Nw Trend, Ne Dip

Type: L
Description: Schistosity Strikes N To Ne, Dips Steeply E.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization, Fe Stains, Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SELECTED SAMPLES OF LEAD ORE REPORTED TO CONTAIN UP TO 0.11% U. RADIATION MEASURED 0.016 MR/HR

Materials

Ore: Torbernite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Zippeite
Ore: Uraninite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Goethite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): ON ALLEN CREEK, TRIBUTARY TO HUGHES CREEK, 11 MI. N. OF NORTH FORK, IDAHO

Comment (Geology): BEDDING STRIKES NE, DIPS 46 TO 60 DEG S

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1948 (URANIUM)

Comment (Commodity): AU EXPLORATION PRIOR TO 1930

Comment (Workings): 5 ADITS OVER VERTICAL DISTANCE OF 430 FT

References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1958, URANIUM, THORIUM, COLUMBIUM, AND RARE EARTH DEPOSITS IN THE SALMON REGION, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 115, 81 P.

Reference (Deposit): COOK, E. F., 1955, PROSPECTING FOR URANIUM, THORIUM, AND TUNGSTEN IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 102, 53 P.

Reference (Deposit): WEIS, P. L., ARMSTRONG, F. C., ROSENBLUM, S., 1958, RECONNAISSANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE MINERALS IN WASHINGTON, IDAHO, AND WESTERN MONTANA, 1952- 1955: USGS BULL. 1074-B, 48 P.

Reference (Deposit): ARMSTRONG, F. C., AND WEIS, P. L., 1955 , GARM - LAMOREAUX MINE, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS OPEN - FILE REPT., 14 P.

Reference (Deposit): 5) TRITES, A. F., AND TOOKER, E. W., 1953 , URANIUM AND THORIUM DEPOSITS IN EAST - CENTRAL IDAHO, SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA: USGS BULL. 988-H, P. 167 - 168 .

Reference (Deposit): 6) HOBBS, S. W., 1964 , MINERAL RESOURCE - TUNGSTEN, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1 , P. 223 - 233

Reference (Deposit): 1953 RECON A. F. TRITES AND E. W. TOOKER, BULL. 988-H

Reference (Deposit): 1955 RECON F. C. ARMSTRONG AND P. L. WEIS, OPEN - FILE REPT.

Reference (Deposit): 1955 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 102

Reference (Deposit): 1958 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 115

Reference (Deposit): 1958 RECON P. L. WEIS AND OTHERS, BULL. 1074-B

Reference (Deposit): 1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1

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