Lightning No. 2 Mine

The Lightning No. 2 Mine is a uranium mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,700 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Lightning No. 2 Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 44.3111, -114.87670

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Lightning No. 2 Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lightning No. 2 Mine
Secondary: Little Bill Mine


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Stanley 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: Challis National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Bill Brooks, Melvin Peterson

Owner Name: Henry Childs


Production

Year: 1960
Time Period: 1959-1960
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.15% - 0.18% U3o8


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Slickensides; Main Fractures Dip 65 Deg Ne


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.5% TI
Analytical Data: 1.22% U3O8
Analytical Data: 0.4% BA
Analytical Data: 0.2% MO
Analytical Data: TEST DRILL HOLE CORE HAD 1.42 % U3O8
Analytical Data: 0.09% CE
Analytical Data: 0.07% SB
Analytical Data: 0.04% MN
Analytical Data: 0.04% LA
Analytical Data: 0.01% PB
Analytical Data: 0.09% SR. RADIOACTIVITY RANGED FROM 0.02 - 2.00 MILLIROENTGENS/HR
Analytical Data: TEST DRILL HOLE CORE HAD 1.42 % U3O8 RADIOACTIVITY RANGED FROM 0.02 - 2.00 MILLIROENTGENS/HR
Analytical Data: 3% ZN
Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE 4% FE


Materials

Ore: Pitchblende
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Development): 61 Total Claims In Lightning, Aspen, and Copperite.

Comment (Location): Just S. of Hay Creek, Less Than 50 Ft. Above Creek Level and Few Hundred Ft. E. of Basin Creek


References

Reference (Production): Choate, R., 1962, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 126, 122 P.

Reference (Deposit): Choate, R., 1962, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Stanley Area: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 126, 122 P


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