The Bull Moose is a thorium mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,201 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: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Thorium
Lat, Long: 44.945, -113.43306
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Bull Moose MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bull Moose
Secondary: Staatz Loc. No. 76
Commodity
Primary: Thorium
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Lemhi Pass
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1949
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
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: NO DATA, BUT VEIN IS RADIOACTIVE.
Materials
Ore: Thorite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED EAST OF THE JUNCTION OF NORTH AND SOUTH FRYING PAN CREEKS.
Comment (Workings): TWO BULL DOZER TRENCHES
References
Reference (Deposit): SHARP, W. N., CAVENDER, W. S., 1962 , GEOLOGY AND TH-BEARING DEPOSITS OF LEMHI PASS, IDAHO AND MONT., USGS BULL. 1126 .
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M. H., 1972 , GEOLOGY AND DESCRIPTION OF TH-BEARING VEINS OF LEMHI PASS QUAD., IDA. & MONT., USGS BULL. 1351 .
Reference (Deposit): 1962 GEOLMAP SHARP AND CAVENDER, BULL 1126
Reference (Deposit): 1972 GEOLMAP STAATZ, BULL 1351
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
