Mineral resources of the Borah Peak Wilderness Study Area, Custer county, Idaho

Book · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6363021

Wilson, A B; Janecke, S U; Skipp, B; Kleinkopf, M D; McCafferty, A E; Barton, H N; Miller, M S

This paper reports on the Borah Peak (ID-047-004) Wilderness Study Area and an adjacent tract recommended as suitable for wilderness on the western flank of the Lost River Range in east-central Idaho. An investigation of these areas indicates that they have no known economic mineral resources. They do have occurrences of sand and gravel, dolostone (a source of magnesium metal), limestone, and silica. The areas have low mineral resource potential for barite, all metals, geothermal energy, and oil and gas.

• OSTI ID: 6363021
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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