The Smith Prospect is a uranium mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,000 feet.
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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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 45.3686, -114.10390
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Smith Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Smith Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Thorium
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Gibbonsville 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: Smith, A. S.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granitic Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granitic Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Description: Dike
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.003% URANIUM, 0.16% EU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Hornblende
Comments
Comment (Geology): Granite Gneiss Is Large Inclusion Or Roof Pendant In Idaho Batholith
Comment (Location): .75 Mi S Of The Salmon River On N Side Of A Western Tributary Of Moose Cr.
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Contact - Metamorphic Zone Between Dike And Granite Gneiss
References
Reference (Deposit): Trite, A. F., Jr., And Tooker, E. W., 1953, Uranium And Thorium Deposits In East Central Idaho, Southwestern Montana: USGS Bulletin 988-H, P. 157 - 209
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