The Big Thor Nos. 1 and 2 Vein Prospect is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,560 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: 8,560 Feet (2,609 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.8933, -113.49330
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Big Thor Nos. 1 and 2 Vein Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Thor Nos. 1 and 2 Vein Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Thorium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Lemhi Pass Area
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Not available
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
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
Analytical Data: 1 CHIP SAMPLE HAD 3.03% THO2
Materials
Ore: Rutile
Ore: Thorite
Ore: Monazite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Muscovite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Goethite
Gangue: Microcline
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Biotite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 5 PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M. H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND DESCRIPTION OF THORIUM-BEARING VEINS, LEMHI COUNTY QUADRANGLE, IDAHO AND MONTANA: USGS BULL. 1351, 94 P
Reference (Deposit): 1972 GEOLMAP STAATZ, M. H., BULL 135
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