The Independence Claim Group is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,601 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.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.99583, -113.50111
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Independence Claim Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Independence Claim Group
Commodity
Tertiary: Thorium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mcdevitt 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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Fred Guderjohn
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: DISCONTINUOUS SEAMS, IRREGULAR BUNCHES AND STREAKS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
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: HIGHEST READING 0.4 MR/HR
Materials
Ore: Thorite
Gangue: Feldspar
Comments
Comment (Location): ADJOINS LUCKY HORSESHOE ON THE NW
Comment (Development): 28 CLAIMS ; ECON.COM: POWERS ESTIMATED THAT NO MORE THAN 0.5% THO ORE COULD BE MINED
Comment (Geology): PHYLLITIC ROCKS STRIKE N 60 DEG W, DIP 30 DEG NE
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): POWERS, H. A., 1955, LUCKY HORSESHOE AND INDEPENDENCE GROUP: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1955 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT
Reference (Deposit): 1958 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH 115
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