Hamilton Uranium Deposits

The Hamilton Uranium Deposits is a uranium mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,100 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: Hamilton Uranium Deposits  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 44.6728, -113.93920

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Satelite image of the Hamilton Uranium Deposits

Hamilton Uranium Deposits MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hamilton Uranium Deposits
Secondary: Hamilton & Ellis Uranium Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Coal


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: May Area


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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Burl Hamilton


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Sedimentary
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: Lemhi Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Leaching


Rocks

Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SOME THIN COAL BEDS IN SILTSTONE AND CONGLOMERATE COUNT AS MUCH AS 0.04 MR/HR.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): Plot is approximate

Comment (Development): Several claims ; Econ.Com: Powers (1955) says deposit has no commercial value


References

Reference (Deposit): Powers, H. A., 1955, Hamilton: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept

Reference (Deposit): 1955 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept


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