Wonder Lode No. 18 Deposit

The Wonder Lode No. 18 Deposit is a thorium mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,500 feet.

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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: Wonder Lode No. 18 Deposit  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)

Commodity: Thorium

Lat, Long: 44.9494, -113.46190

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Wonder Lode No. 18 Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Wonder Lode No. 18 Deposit


Commodity

Primary: Thorium
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Titanium


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mc Devitt 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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Lewis Corp.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Beaverhead Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: VEINLETS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1 GRAB SAMPLE HAD 0.33% THO2
Analytical Data: 1 CHIP SAMPLE HAD 0.22% THO2


Materials

Ore: Monazite
Ore: Thorite
Ore: Rutile
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Muscovite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Apatite


Comments

Comment (Location): On The Continental Divide Almost Against The Montana Line

Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Vein Sporadically Mineralized With Some Appreciable Radioactivity

Comment (Deposit): 4 Veins, East Vein (Thorium) Described Above; North Vein (Thorium) Trends N 75 Deg W; West Vein (Thorium) Is 100 Ft Long, 1 Ft Thick, Trends N 44 Deg W, Dips 65 Deg Sw; South Vein (Barren Quartz) Is 310 Ft Long, 10 Ft Thick, Trends N 70 Deg E And Dips 80 Deg Se

Comment (Workings): Trenching


References

Reference (Deposit): Staatz, M. H., 1972, Geology And Description Of The Thorium-Bearing Veins, Lemhi Pass Quadrangle, Idaho And Montana: USGS Bull 1351, 94 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.

Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Dubois Quad, Location No. 95


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