The Sparky Prospect is a thorium and ree mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,001 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: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Thorium, REE
Lat, Long: 44.9869, -113.47920
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Sparky Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sparky Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Thorium
Primary: REE
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mcdevitt District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Clyde L. Goodman, Frank A. Harris
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: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Allanite
Ore: Thorite
Ore: Monazite
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Biotite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 2 Veins 12 Ft. Apart With Different Dips NE So That They May Join At Depth; 1 Vein 4 Ft. Thick, 1 Vein 5 Ft. Thick
Comment (Location): On W Edge Of Broad S-Facing, Escarpment-Like Slope Between Flume Creek And Horseshoe Bend About 3/4 Mile E Of Lucky Horseshoe
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): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Dubois Quad, Location No. 35.
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