Mont-Ida Uranium Prospect

The Mont-Ida Uranium Prospect is a uranium mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho.

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

Name: Mont-Ida Uranium Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation:

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 45.0461, -113.90920

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Mont-Ida Uranium Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mont-Ida Uranium Prospect
Secondary: Leesburg Uranium Inc. Property


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Eureka


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

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Ownership

Owner Name: J. E. Tarr
Home Office: President Leesburg Uranium Inc., 230 N. 2nd Ave. Pocatello, Id.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Lemhi Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Development): D.M.E.A. DOCKET NO. 4308 (URANIUM) 1957, PROPERTY LEASED FROM UNKNOWN PARTY

Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE D.M.E.A. DOCKET NO. 4308 (1957) ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT


References

Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE WA


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