Radiant Claims

The Radiant Claims is a thorium mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,799 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Radiant Claims
Secondary: Wiley Evans - Reese Esker Claims
Secondary: Evans-Esker

Commodity

Primary: Thorium
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Titanium

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: Surface
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

Form: TABULAR, PATCHES, STRINGERS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

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

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Description: Amphibolized Gabbro
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SOIL SAMPLE SHOWED TRACE OF REO2 AND THO2

Materials

Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Allanite
Ore: Rutile
Ore: Monazite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Glaucophane
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Actinolite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Siderite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Strike And Dip Varies, On E. Side Indian Creek Deposits Trend N 30 Deg W And Dip 60 - 80 Deg Sw. Deposits On W. Side Trend N 65 - 75 Deg W And Dip 45 - 50 Deg. Sw

Comment (Geology): Schist And Gneiss Near Pits Strike N 15 Deg W, Dip 50 Deg Sw. Pegmatite Radioactive Due To Presence Of Allanite

Comment (Commodity): High Geiger Counter Readings On Field Sample Site Of Schist Were Not Repeated Over Samples In Laboratory

Comment (Development): 70 Claims

Comment (Location): On Both Sides Of Indian Creek, Plotted On E. Side

Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Shear Or Fracture Zone

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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