Uranium Sampling Locality 22

The Uranium Sampling Locality 22 is a uranium mine located in Bonneville 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

Name: Uranium Sampling Locality 22  

State:  Idaho

County:  Bonneville

Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 43.36, -111.49280

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Uranium Sampling Locality 22 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Uranium Sampling Locality 22


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Coal
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Idaho
County: Bonneville
District: Willow Creek - Caribou 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: Caribou National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Sedimentary
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1952
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Caribou Range


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cretaceous

Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pleistocene

Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAME SAMPLES GAVE 86.4 AND 86.6 % ASH
Analytical Data: 0.004 AND 0.006 % EU FROM 2 CHANNEL SAMPLES OF BLACK CLAY SOIL


Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): Vine, J. D., 1959 , Geology And Uranium Deposits In Carbonaceous Rocks Of The Fall Creek Area, Bonneville County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1055-I, P. 257 , 287

Reference (Deposit): 1920 Compile Mansfield, G. R., Bulletin 716-F

Reference (Deposit): 1924 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 8

Reference (Deposit): 1959 Recon Vine, J. D., Bulletin 1055-I


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