The Varney Prospect is a uranium mine located in Benewah county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,799 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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 47.0631, -116.81530
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Varney Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Varney Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Benewah
District: Sanders Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Harold And Howard Varney
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Physiographic Detail: Hoodoo Mountains - Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: IN PITS, SCINTILLATION COUNTER REGISTERED 3 TIMES NORMAL BACKGROUND
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): On N - Trending Ridge On N Side Hoodoo Mtns
Comment (Workings): 2 Small Pits 7 Ft Deep
References
Reference (Deposit): Hubbard, C. R., And Powers, H. A., 1955 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report No. 3 , 3 P
Reference (Deposit): 1955 Other Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. O. F. Rept
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