The Croley Mine is a lignite mine located in Bonneville county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Lignite
Lat, Long: 43.2958, -111.63780
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Croley Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Croley Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lignite
Tertiary: Uranium
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1925
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.007 % U FROM GRAB SAMPLE OF SELECTED COAL ON DUMP WITH ASH CONTENT OF 21.7 %
Analytical Data: DUMP MATERIAL AVG. 0.002 % U AND 48.6 % ASH
Materials
Ore: Lignite
Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: FRIABLE
Comment (Workings): 2 CAVED TUNNELS AND SEVERAL PROSPECTS
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S
References
Reference (Deposit): 1959 RECON VINE, J. D., BULL. 1055-I
Reference (Deposit): MANSFIELD, G. R., 1920 , COAL IN EASTERN IDAHO: USGS BULLETIN 716-F, P. 133 - 144
Reference (Deposit): VINE, J. D., 1959 , GEOLOGY AND URANIUM DEPOSITS IN CARBONACEOUS ROCKS OF THE FALL CREEK AREA, BONNEVILLE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1055-I, P. 255 - 294
Reference (Deposit): 1918 RECON SCHULTZ, A. R., BULL. 680
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON MANSFIELD, G. R., BULL. 716-F
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