Thorium Mines in Idaho

149Total Sites
3Active

Thorium Mining in Idaho

Idaho has 149 thorium-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 3 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

By County

CountySites
Lemhi County122
Valley County7
Boundary County5
Boise County4
Idaho County4
Blaine County3
Clearwater County2
Elmore County2

Thorium Mines

MineCountyTypeStatus
Lucky Strike No 2LemhiProducer
Lucky Strike No. 3LemhiProducer
MornellLemhiProducer
Agency ClaimLemhiOccurrence
Alder Creek & West ForkBoiseSurfacePast Producer
Allanite OccurrenceLemhiOccurrence
American ThoriumLemhiOccurrence
Atomic Blast Nos. 7 and 8 ProspectLemhiOccurrence
Badger Claim GroupLemhiOccurrence
BarbaraLemhiUnknown
Beaverhead ProspectLemhiOccurrence
Benny ProspectLemhiOccurrence
Benny ProspectLemhiOccurrence
Betty JoeLemhiOccurrence
Big Dean No. 1 ProspectLemhiOccurrence
Big Lost Nos. 1 and 2 ProspectLemhiOccurrence
Big Lost Nos. 1 and 2 ProspectLemhiOccurrence
Big Thor Nos. 1 and 2 Vein ProspectLemhiOccurrence
Black BearLemhiOccurrence
Black Bull Fraction No. 4 DepositLemhiUnknown
Black RockLemhiUnknown
Black Widow Nos. 15 and 16 ProspectLemhiOccurrence
Black Widow Nos. 15 and 16 ProspectLemhiOccurrence
Brown Bear No. 2 ProspectLemhiOccurrence
Brown Bear No. 2 ProspectLemhiOccurrence
Browns PlacerClearwaterSurfaceUnknown
C. & E. PlacerElmorePlacerPast Producer
Cago No. 10 ProspectLemhiOccurrence
Cago No. 10 ProspectLemhiOccurrence
Cago No. 12 ClaimLemhiPast Producer
Camp CreekBlainePlacerProspect
Chief Tendoy GroupLemhiOccurrence
Chief Tendoy No1 3,6,13 and 14LemhiUnknown
Clear CreekValleyPlacerUnknown
Contact ProspectLemhiOccurrence
Corral CreekValleyPlacerUnknown
Damela RoseLemhiUndergroundProspect
Dead Sheep CreekBlainePlacerUnknown
Dixie Claim GroupLemhiOccurrence
Eldo Placer ClaimsIdahoPlacerOccurrence
ElkhornLemhiUnknown
Elkhorn GroupLemhiOccurrence
EllisLemhiUnknown
Fulkerson Ranch PegmatiteLemhiSurfaceOccurrence
GageLemhiOccurrence
Gage ProspectLemhiOccurrence
Golden Sceptre MineBoundaryUndergroundProspect
Goodwin Thorite ProspectLemhiOccurrence
Hall MountainBoundarySurface-UndergroundPast Producer
Hall Mountain No. 1 ProspectBoundarySurfaceOccurrence

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