The Mohawk Group is a thorium mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,699 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: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Thorium
Lat, Long: 44.8269, -113.43810
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Mohawk Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mohawk Group
Commodity
Primary: Thorium
Tertiary: REE
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.
Administrative Organization: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mrs. Ann Lundin
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
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: NO SAMPLING, BUT GEIGER COUNTER SHOWED A READING ACROSS THE ZONE
Materials
Ore: Thorite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 1 Bulldozer Cut Perpendicular To Strike Of Shear Zone
Comment (Location): Location Approximate, Plot Near Corner Of Sections 1, 2, 11, 12; Previous Quad Designation = Pocatello 1:250000
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Shear Zones
References
Reference (Deposit): Green, W. R., 1967, Mohawk Group: 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. 168
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