Dot Claims

The Dot Claims is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,699 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: Dot Claims  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 45.5606, -113.97060

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Dot Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dot Claims


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Gibbonsville District


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: Salmon National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
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: Beaverhead Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: SMALL IRREGULAR COATINGS

Form: SMALL IRREGULAR COATINGS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Torbernite


Comments

Comment (Location): .85 MI N32E OF GRANITE MTN LOOKOUT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)

Comment (Development): DRILL HOLE DISCLOSED THAT U MINERALIZATION CEASES WITHIN 14 FT. OF SURFACE


References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1958, URANIUM, THORIUM, COLUMBIUM, AND RARE EARTH DEPOSITS IN THE SALMON REGION, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 115, 81 P

Reference (Deposit): 1958 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 11


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