Yellowjacket Placers

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

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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Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED REPORT OF PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION BY THE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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