The Yellowjacket Placers is a uranium mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,890 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: 6,890 Feet (2,100 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 45.0833, -114.50000
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Yellowjacket Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yellowjacket Placers
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Thorium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
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
Type: Other
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS PROPERTY COMPRISES ALL PLACER DEPOSITS SAMPLED FOR RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): REYNOLDS, J. R., 1954, YELLOWJACKET PLACER AREA:
Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED REPORT OF PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION BY THE
Reference (Deposit): U.S. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF MINES, FOR THE
Reference (Deposit): U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, 10 P.
Reference (Deposit): HORN, M. C., AND OTHERS, 1985, APPRAISAL OF PLACER DEPOSITS
Reference (Deposit): IN PART OF THE FRANK CHURCH-RIVER OF NO RETURN
Reference (Deposit): WILDERNESS, IDAHO, IN MINERAL RESOURCES AND OCCURRENCES
Reference (Deposit): WILDERNESS, CUSTER, IDAHO, LEMHI, AND VALLEY COUNTIES,
Reference (Deposit): IDAHO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 64-85,
Reference (Deposit): P. 182-184.
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