The Musselshell Placers is a thorium mine located in Clearwater county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,186 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: 3,186 Feet (971 Meters)
Commodity: Thorium
Lat, Long: 46.3586, -115.74030
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Musselshell Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Musselshell Placers
Commodity
Primary: Thorium
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Clearwater
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: Clearwater National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Roeben, Al And Steadman, Frank
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Headquarters, Id
Info Year: 1950
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): STORCH,R.H.,1950,GENERAL REPORT ON THE MIDDLE FORK OF THE
Reference (Deposit): CLEARWATER AND THE MUSSELSHELL AND GOLD CREEK AREAS,
Reference (Deposit): S.M.I. BRANCH, U.S. BUREUA OF MINES, 5P. 1MAP
Reference (Deposit): PLACER DEPOSITS EXTEND FROM POR SW 3.2KM TO SEC25 T35N R5E,
Reference (Deposit): AND NE 11.2KM TO SEC27 T36N R6E ALONG MUSSELSHELL CREEK;
Reference (Deposit): ALSO 4.8KM NE TO SEC4 T35N R6E ALONG GOLD CREEK.
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