The Lidy Hot Springs Occurrence is a uranium mine located in Clark county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 44.1364, -112.54580
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Lidy Hot Springs Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lidy Hot Springs Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Thorium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Clark
District: Winsper 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: E. A. Rasmussen, P. Pencock, H. S. Hanson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Mn Stain
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ZONE OF CHERTIFICATION CONTAIN AS MUCH AS 0.15 MR/HR. IN GENERAL THE AREAS OF HIGH COUNT ARE SMALL
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): N of Lidy Hot Springs, Plot Approximate
Comment (Development): Reported To Have At Least 40 Claims
Comment (Workings): 2 Or 3 Diamond Drillholes, Bulldozing
References
Reference (Deposit): Powers, H. A., 1955, Lidy Hot Springs: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Dubois Quad, Location No. 485.
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