The Uranium Deposit is a uranium mine located in Cassia county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,201 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
Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 42.1047, -114.00610
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Uranium Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Uranium Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Cassia
District: Goose Creek Dist.
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: Sawtooth National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1945
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain
Physiographic Detail: South Hills - Badger Mountains Area
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE BED CONTAINED 0.09% URANIUM
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: POST WORLD WAR II
Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Deposit Not Of Economic Importance, Except As Possible Sources Of Placer Deposits; Low-Grade.
References
Reference (Deposit): Armstrong, F. C., 1964, Mineral Resources - Uranium, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Special Report No. 1, P. 238
Reference (Deposit): Twin Falls Quad, IBMG 1982 Mine And Prospect Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al.
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