| Deposit ID | 10009151 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001846 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Camp Creek Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.51758, 43.36656 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Blaine(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Macon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fairfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Camas(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Camas |
| United States | Idaho | Blaine |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Primary |
| Tantalum Critical | Primary |
| Thorium | Primary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sphene | Ore |
| (1) | -114.51758, 43.36656 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001846 |
ROBERTSON, A. F., AND STORCH, R. M., 1955, CAMP CREEK RADIOACTIVE MINERAL PLACER AREA, BLAINE AND CAMAS COUNTIES, IDAHO, U. S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION REPT. RME - 3136, REPORT PREPARED BY BUR. OF MINES
SAVAGE, C. N., 1961, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF IDAHO BLACKSAND PLACERS, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 17
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GRAVEL CONTAINS APPROX. 1 LB. SPHENE PER CUBIC YD. OF GRAVEL, SPHENE IS APPROX. 1.78% NB2O5 AND 0.5% TA2O5 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1975 | Parker, Raymond L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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