Geology of the Murray Area, Shoshone County, Idaho (open access)

Geology of the Murray Area, Shoshone County, Idaho

Abstract: The Murray area includes almost the whole drainage basins of Prichard, Eagle, and Beaver Creeks and is underlain by the pre-Cambrian Belt series which is subdivided, from oldest to youngest, as follows: Prichard formation (upper and lower parts), Burke formation, Revett quartzite, St. Regis formation, Wallace formation, and Striped Peak formation. The Belt series in this area is cut by many small monzonite stocks believed to be related to the Cretaceous Idaho batholith. This report describes only the lead-zinc mines. The lead-zinc production around Murray reached its peak in 1911 and 1912 when the Monarch, Edith Murray (Pontiac or Terrible Edith), Bear Top, Paragon, Black Horse, and Silver Strike mines were active. Many of these mines have produced ore intermittently since then, and the Jack Waite mine has been very active since about 1930.
Date: 1956
Creator: Hosterman, John W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fluorspar Deposits Near Meyers Cove, Lemhi County, Idaho (open access)

Fluorspar Deposits Near Meyers Cove, Lemhi County, Idaho

Abstract: The fluorspar deposits near Meyers Cove, Lemhi County, Idaho, are localized along three groups of shear zones: one group strikes northeast and dips steeply northwestward, another strikes northeast and dips gently northwestward, and the third strikes northwest and dips gently southwestward. The country rocks are tuffs and flows of the Casto volcanics of Permian(?) age and the Challis volcanics of late Oligocene or early Miocene age. The known deposits are in a belt about 3 miles long and 2 miles wide and crop out at altitudes between 5,100 feet and 7,200 feet above sea level. The principal vein minerals are fluorite, chalcedony, and barite. The fluorite occurs as lodes, crusts around fragments of rock, and replacements of fine breccia. The lodes range in size from veinlets to vein zones several hundred feet long and as much as 20 feet wide and contain ore that ranges in grade from 40 percent to 85 percent CaF2; the average grade is about 50 percent CaF2.
Date: 1954
Creator: Cox, D. C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ordovician Graptolites of the Basin Ranges in California, Nevada, Utah, and Idaho (open access)

Ordovician Graptolites of the Basin Ranges in California, Nevada, Utah, and Idaho

From introduction: This report presents a summary of the graptolite faunas of the Basin Ranges as known from the collections of the U.S. Geological Survey and the Departments of Geology of the University of California at Los Angeles and Utah State University. The collections were made in the period 1872-1958, but only a very small number of specimens have been described or illustrated in the 80 or so years elapsed.
Date: 1963
Creator: Ross, Reuben James, Jr. & Berry, William B. N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tungsten Resources of the Blue Wing District, Lemhi County Idaho (open access)

Tungsten Resources of the Blue Wing District, Lemhi County Idaho

From abstract: The Blue Wing district, Lemhi County, Idaho, is not only the principal tungsten mining district in the State but it has recently become one of the leading producers of tungsten in the United States. So far only one mine in the district is productive, but other prospects are being actively developed.
Date: 1941
Creator: Callaghan, Eugene & Lemmon, Dwight M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Aerial Radiometric and Magnetic Reconnaissance Survey of Portions of Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota and Washington: Final Report, Volume 2-H, Appendix B

Appendix containing single-record and averaged-record data listings documenting the results of a magnetic reconnaissance survey in the Pocatello quadrangle.
Date: May 1979
Creator: Texas Instruments Incorporated
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium-Bearing Minerals in Placer Deposits of the Red River Valley, Elk City District, Idaho County, Idaho (open access)

Uranium-Bearing Minerals in Placer Deposits of the Red River Valley, Elk City District, Idaho County, Idaho

From introduction: This report details the study to determine whether it might be worthwhile to attempt to recover uranium-bearing minerals that were previously dredged in a gold exploration in 1951 and discarded.
Date: August 1955
Creator: Armstrong, Frank C. & Weis, Paul L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reconnaissance Investigations for Uranium in Black Shale Deposits of the Western States during 1951 and 1952 (open access)

Reconnaissance Investigations for Uranium in Black Shale Deposits of the Western States during 1951 and 1952

Report discussing investigations seeking uranium in deposits of black shale around the geographical areas of the Western States
Date: September 1953
Creator: Duncan, Donald Cave
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geology and Uranium Deposits in Carbonaceous Rocks of the Fall Creek Area, Bonneville County, Idaho (open access)

Geology and Uranium Deposits in Carbonaceous Rocks of the Fall Creek Area, Bonneville County, Idaho

From introduction: This report describes the general geologic setting, the occurrences of uranium or radioactivity in the Fall Creek, Idaho area and adjacent areas, the probable nature of the mineralization and origin of the deposits, and the estimated reserves of uranium-bearing rock.
Date: July 1954
Creator: Vine, James David
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Application of Field Measurements and Computer Modeling to Evaluate Deep Mine Shaft Stability in Northern Idaho (open access)

Application of Field Measurements and Computer Modeling to Evaluate Deep Mine Shaft Stability in Northern Idaho

Abstract: Researchers at the U.S. Bureau of Mines have developed personal-computer-based data acquisition, instrumentation, and mine visualization and modeling techniques to evaluate a mine accessway in a deep hard-rock mine in northern Idaho. These techniques were applied to a mine shaft in a large silver mine that has been in operation for many years. A very deep, rectangular, timber-supported shaft extending to depths exceeding 2.3 km (7,500 ft) had been deforming continuously as a result of nearby mining, resulting in operational problems. Preliminary visual observations and rock and support monitoring confirmed that severe diagonal distortion was occurring. Extensive field measurements and data analysis confirmed initial observations, provided insights into the cause of deformation, and defined a general approach to structural modeling. Computer analysis of the problem was initiated by developing a three-dimensional model of the terrain. This represented a volume of rock approximately 80 km3 (40 x 1010 ft) and an area on the surface surrounding the mine 9 km2 (3 square miles). Based on this model, a three-dimensional, finiteelement analysis was conducted to establish boundary conditions for sequentially more detailed two- and three-dimensional submodels of the shaft area. Results from the computer study are being used to develop new …
Date: 1996
Creator: Beus, Michael J.; Orr, T. J. & Whyatt, J. K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stratigraphic Sections of the Phosphoria Formation in Idaho, 1947-48, Part 1 (open access)

Stratigraphic Sections of the Phosphoria Formation in Idaho, 1947-48, Part 1

Report discussing a study aimed at mapping out stratigraphic sections of the Permian Phosphoria formation in order to locate phosphate beds.
Date: December 1952
Creator: McKelvey, V. E.; Davidson, D. F.; O'Malley, F. W.; Smith, L. E.; Armstrong, F. C. & Sheldon, R. P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geology and Uranium Deposits in Carbonaceous Rocks of the Fall Creek Area, Bonneville County, Idaho (open access)

Geology and Uranium Deposits in Carbonaceous Rocks of the Fall Creek Area, Bonneville County, Idaho

Report discussing the geology and uraniferous carbonaceous rocks found in the Bear River of the Fall Creek area of Bonneville County, Idaho. The report provides information regarding the geology of the area, uranium occurrences, distribution of uranium and other elements in carbonaceous materials, origin of uranium occurrences, core drilling results, and inferred reserves.
Date: July 1954
Creator: Vine, James D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geology and Thorium-Bearing Deposits of the Lemei Pass Area, Lemhi County, Idaho, and Beaverhead County, Montana (open access)

Geology and Thorium-Bearing Deposits of the Lemei Pass Area, Lemhi County, Idaho, and Beaverhead County, Montana

A report about the Lemhi Pass area in the Beaverhead Mountains, Lemhi County, Idaho, and Beaverhead County, Montana, which was undertaken to determine the area as a potential source of thorium.
Date: July 1959
Creator: Sharp, William N. & Cavender, Wayne S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium-bearing minerals in Placer Deposits of the Red River Valley, Elk City District, Idaho County, Idaho (open access)

Uranium-bearing minerals in Placer Deposits of the Red River Valley, Elk City District, Idaho County, Idaho

A report about uranium bearing multiple oxide minerals first recognized in the jig-bed concentrate of the Tyee Mining Company's gold dredge on the Red River. The gravels of the placer deposits were derived from the Idaho batholith and a roof pendant of Precambrian rocks in the batholith.
Date: August 1955
Creator: Armstrong, F. C. & Weis, P. L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reconnaissance During 1952 for Uranium-Bearing Carbonaceous Rocks in Parts of Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming (open access)

Reconnaissance During 1952 for Uranium-Bearing Carbonaceous Rocks in Parts of Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming

The following report covers a reconnaissance for uranium-bearing carbonaceous rocks that was made during the 1952 field season in 23 areas in Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. This report discusses uranium samples discovered withing these locations, however it was determined that none of the deposits discovered have commercial possibilities.
Date: June 1953
Creator: Flege, Robert F., (Jr.) & Vine, James D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Laboratory Study of Uranium-Bearing Carbonaceous Shale and Impure Coal from Goose Creek District, Cassia County, Idaho (open access)

Laboratory Study of Uranium-Bearing Carbonaceous Shale and Impure Coal from Goose Creek District, Cassia County, Idaho

The following report describes the petrography of uranium-bearing carbonaceous shale and a non-uranium-bearing impure coal from two of the drill cores that were used to explore the underground extent of the east-central part of the Goose Creek district.
Date: April 1957
Creator: Gray, Ralph J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reconnaissance for Uranium-Bearing Carbonaceous Rocks in Northwestern Colorado, Southwestern Wyoming, and Adjacent Parts of Utah and Idaho (open access)

Reconnaissance for Uranium-Bearing Carbonaceous Rocks in Northwestern Colorado, Southwestern Wyoming, and Adjacent Parts of Utah and Idaho

Abstract: During parts of July, August, and September 1951, a reconnaissance was conducted in parts of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho in search of new deposits of uranium-bearing carbonaceous rocks. One significant uranium occurrence was found, the Fall Creek deposit, Bonneville County, Idaho. Several additional localities were discovered that contain uranium in concentrations many times that normally found in carbonaceous rocks.
Date: October 1952
Creator: Vine, James D. & Moore, George W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium-Bearing Carbonaceous Shale and Lignite in the Goose Creek District, Cassia County, Idaho, Box Elder County, Utah, and Elko County, Nevada (open access)

Uranium-Bearing Carbonaceous Shale and Lignite in the Goose Creek District, Cassia County, Idaho, Box Elder County, Utah, and Elko County, Nevada

Report discussing deposits of uranium in beds of carbonaceous shale and lignite in the Goose Creek district. The highest concentrations of uranium were found in the central part of the Salt Lake formation.
Date: June 1953
Creator: Mapel, W. J. & Hail, W. J., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance Basic Data for Preston Quadrangle, Wyoming; Idaho: Appendix

Data collected as part of the hydrogeochemical and stream sediment reconnaissance for Preston quadrangle, Wyoming including laboratory data on waters and sediments as well as field data.
Date: June 30, 1981
Creator: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stratigraphic Sections of the Phosphoria Formation in Idaho, 1949, Part 2 (open access)

Stratigraphic Sections of the Phosphoria Formation in Idaho, 1949, Part 2

Report discussing the U.S. Geological Survey's investigation of stratigraphy of parts of the Phosphoria formation in Idaho. Abstracts of stratigraphic sections and analytical data are included for several locations in the area.
Date: July 1953
Creator: Davidson, D. F.; Smart, R. A.; Peirce, H. W. & Weiser, J. D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary Report on Geology of the Phosphate Deposits in the Centennial Range, Montana - Idaho (open access)

Preliminary Report on Geology of the Phosphate Deposits in the Centennial Range, Montana - Idaho

Report discussing an investigation of the Centennial Range of Montana and Idaho, and the phosphate deposits of this area. Information on the geology of the area and deposits are given as well as information regarding the quality and location of phosphate deposits.
Date: May 1953
Creator: Honkala, Fred S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reconnaissance of Uranium and Copper Deposits in Parts of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming (open access)

Reconnaissance of Uranium and Copper Deposits in Parts of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming

Report discussing an investigation of copper deposits in sandstone that were believed to be possibly uraniferous, and uraniferous asphaltite deposits.
Date: June 1952
Creator: Gott, Garland B. & Erickson, Ralph L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stratigraphic Sections of the Phosphoria Formation in Idaho, 1949, Part 1 (open access)

Stratigraphic Sections of the Phosphoria Formation in Idaho, 1949, Part 1

Report discussing the U.S. Geological Survey's investigation of stratigraphy of parts of the Phosphoria formation in Idaho. Abstracts of stratigraphic sections and analytical data are included for several locations in the area.
Date: July 1953
Creator: Sheldon, R. P.; Warner, M. A.; Thompson, M. E. & Peirce, H. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Results of Core Drilling for Uranium-Bearing Carbonaceous Shale and Lignite in the Goose Creek District, Cassia County, Idaho (open access)

Results of Core Drilling for Uranium-Bearing Carbonaceous Shale and Lignite in the Goose Creek District, Cassia County, Idaho

Report discussing a program of core drilling to explore the underground extent and grade of uranium-bearing carbonaceous shale and lignite beds in the Goose Creek district during August and September 1953.
Date: May 1954
Creator: Mapel, W. J. & Hail, William J., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium and Thorium Deposits in East-Central Idaho and Southwestern Montana: Part 1 (open access)

Uranium and Thorium Deposits in East-Central Idaho and Southwestern Montana: Part 1

Report discussing a radiometric examination that took place in 1950 to determine the grade, reserves, and mode of occurrence of uranium and thorium in east-central Idaho and south-western Montana.
Date: March 1952
Creator: Trites, Albert F., Jr. & Tooker, Edwin W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library