The Radiant Mining Co. is a ree mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,901 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,901 Feet (1,189 Meters)
Commodity: REE
Lat, Long: 45.4189, -114.16830
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Radiant Mining Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Radiant Mining Co.
Secondary: Evans-Esker
Commodity
Primary: REE
Tertiary: Thorium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Indian Creek 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
Owner Name: Radiant Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Fractures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Stains
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GEIGER COUNTER READINGS OF SCHIST GAVE RESULTS UP TO 4 TIMES BACKGROUND COUNT, SAMPLES OF THIS ROCK ASSAYED NOTHING IN RARE EARTHS OR THORIUM OXIDES
Materials
Ore: Allanite
Ore: Monazite
Comments
Comment (Location): N. Side Salmon River Between Mouths Of Dump Creek And Moose Creek
Comment (Workings): Shallow Pits
Comment (Geology): Schist And Gneiss Trend N 15 Deg W And Dip 50 Deg Sw
Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Local - Fractures
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Stains
References
Reference (Deposit): Abbott, A. T., 1954, Monazite Deposits In Calcareous Rocks, Northern Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 99, 24 P.
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.
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