The Diatom Claim is a mine located in Owyhee county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,199 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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 43.2961, -116.65170
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Diatom Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Diatom Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Owyhee
District: Wilson 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: Earl And Herbert Brockman ?
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Sedimentary
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RADIOACTIVITY IN CLAY
Analytical Data: WEAK RADIOACTIVITY NEAR ASH BEDS
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: FAR TOO LOW GRADE TO MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): POWERS, H.A., 1955, DIATOM CLAIM: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): 1955 RECON ID. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. - OPEN FILE REPT
Reference (Deposit): KIILSGAARD, T. H., 1947 , DIATOMITE DEPOSITS IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT.
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