The Hamilton Uranium Deposits is a uranium mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,100 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: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 44.6728, -113.93920
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Hamilton Uranium Deposits MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hamilton Uranium Deposits
Secondary: Hamilton & Ellis Uranium Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Coal
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: May Area
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: Burl Hamilton
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Sedimentary
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: Lemhi Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Leaching
Rocks
Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SOME THIN COAL BEDS IN SILTSTONE AND CONGLOMERATE COUNT AS MUCH AS 0.04 MR/HR.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): Plot is approximate
Comment (Development): Several claims ; Econ.Com: Powers (1955) says deposit has no commercial value
References
Reference (Deposit): Powers, H. A., 1955, Hamilton: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept
Reference (Deposit): 1955 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept
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