Silver Queen No. 37

The Silver Queen No. 37 is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,099 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: Silver Queen No. 37
Secondary: Idaho Thorium Showing No. 6

Commodity

Tertiary: Thorium
Tertiary: Uranium

Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mcdevitt 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

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Nuclear Fuels And Rare Metals, Inc.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Beaverhead Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR, POCKETS, DISCONTINUOUS, IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Broad Se-Trending Laramide Thrust Zone

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.1 MR/HR, 0.014% EU, 0.001% EU, 0.062% THO2 FROM SAMPLES

Materials

Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Commodity): STRONG RADIOACTIVITY FROM PLACE TO PLACE

Comment (Development): NUCLEAR FUELS OWNS TOTAL OF 132 CLAIMS IN THIS PART OF DISTRICT.

Comment (Workings): 3 CUTS

Comment (Location): ABOUT 1.5 MI E OF PATTEE CREEK; ON S SIDE OF POISON GULCH

References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LEMHI QUADRANGLE, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 124, 111 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1958 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 115

Reference (Deposit): 1961 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 124

Reference (Deposit): 1963 GEOLMAP W. N. SHARP AND W. S. CAVENDAR, BULL. 1126

Reference (Deposit): SHARP, W. N., AND CAVENDAR, W. S., 1962, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM-BEARING DEPOSITS OF THE LEMHI PASS AREA, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO, AND BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 1126, 76 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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