Dehlbom Property

The Dehlbom Property is a uranium mine located in Boundary county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,201 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

Name: Dehlbom Property  

State:  Idaho

County:  Boundary

Elevation: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 48.7286, -116.42190

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Satelite image of the Dehlbom Property

Dehlbom Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dehlbom Property


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Idaho
County: Boundary
District: Porthill District


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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Harold Dehlbom


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Selkirk Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: VERY LOW GRADE, SLIGHT RADIOACTIVITY


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): No Production (Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology)

Comment (Development): 40 Acres

Comment (Location): E. Of Cooks Peak And Burton Peak.


References

Reference (Deposit): Powers, H. A., 1956, Dehlbom Property: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Report

Reference (Deposit): 1956 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Of Rept


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