Uranium Sample Locality 8

The Uranium Sample Locality 8 is a uranium mine located in Bonneville county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,499 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

Name: Uranium Sample Locality 8  

State:  Idaho

County:  Bonneville

Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 43.3675, -111.58670

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Uranium Sample Locality 8 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Uranium Sample Locality 8


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Coal
Tertiary: Germanium


Location

State: Idaho
County: Bonneville
District: Willow Creek - Caribou District


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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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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 Range


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cretaceous

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: LESS THAN 0.001 % EU FROM GRAB SAMPLE OF LIMESTONE


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): On West Slope Of Skyline Ridge


References

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. 284

Reference (Deposit): 1920 Compile Mansfield, G. R., Bulletin 716-F

Reference (Deposit): 1924 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 8

Reference (Deposit): 1955 Compile Gabelman, J. W., Prof. Paper 300

Reference (Deposit): 1959 Recon Vine, J. D., Bulletin 1055-I

Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Driggs Quad, Location No. 129


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