Trapper No. 1 Mine

The Trapper No. 1 Mine is a thorium mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,441 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Trapper No. 1 Mine
Secondary: Staatz Loc. No. 67

Commodity

Primary: Thorium
Secondary: Uranium

Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Lemhi Pass District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: H. B. Mckenney, W. G. Armeson

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: ELONGATE

Structure

Type: L
Description: Dan Patch Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: THORITE AVERAGES .6 % OF SAMPLE VEIN CHIPS AND A MAXIMUM OF 3 % IN GRAB SAMPLE

Materials

Ore: Thorite
Gangue: Microcline
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Specularite

Comments

Comment (Location): NORTH SIDE OF NORTH FRYING PAN CREEK

Comment (Workings): 1500 FT OF BULLDOZED TRENCHES, 250 FT DIAMOND DRILLING, SMALL PROSPECT PITS.

References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: SHARP AND CAVENDER, 1962 ; STAATZ, 1972

Reference (Deposit): MONT. B.M. AND GEOL. INF. CIRC. 6, 1955, P. 8.

Reference (Deposit): TRITES ANT TOOKER, 1953, USGS BULL. 988-H, P. 196.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 1126, 1952, PL. 1 AND 3.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-07-1963

Reference (Deposit): 1952 GEOLMAP SHARP W. M., CAVENDER W. S., BULL 1126

Reference (Deposit): 1953 GEOLMAP TRITES, A. F., TOOKER, E. W., BULL 988-H

Reference (Deposit): 1972 GEOLMAP STAATZ, M. H., 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.