The Uranium Sample Locality 16 is a uranium mine located in Bonneville county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,099 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: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 43.36, -111.52530
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Uranium Sample Locality 16 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Uranium Sample Locality 16
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Germanium
Tertiary: Coal
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonneville
District: Willow Creek - Caribou 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: Caribou National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Sedimentary
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1952
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Caribou Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.17 % U AND 82.3 % ASH FROM FOSSIL BONE OF WAYAN FORMATION
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): In Fall Creek Basin
References
Reference (Deposit): 1959 Recon Vine, J. D., Bulletin 1055-I
Reference (Deposit): Vine, J. D., 1959 , Geology And Uranium Deposits In Carbonaceous Rocks Of The Fall Creek Area, Bonneville County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1055-I P. 286
Reference (Deposit): 1920 Compile Mansfield, G. R., Bulletin 716-F
Reference (Deposit): 1924 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 8
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