Monumental Summit Rare - Earth Prospect

The Monumental Summit Rare - Earth Prospect is a mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,451 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

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Site Name

Primary: Monumental Summit Rare - Earth Prospect

Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: REE

Location

State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Thunder Mountain 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: Payette National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Yellow Hills Mining Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1966
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: Salmon River Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Rhabdophane
Gangue: Barite

Comments

Comment (Location): AT HEAD OF MONUMENTAL CREEK LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: THICK SOIL COVER

References

Reference (Deposit): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1304, 431 P

Reference (Deposit): 1966 GEOCHEM

Reference (Deposit): 1971 DIREXPL YELLOW HILLS MINING CO., USGS BULL. 1304

Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, BULL. 1304

Reference (Reserve-Resource): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P.

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