Sheep Creek Deposits

Occurrence in Ravalli county in Montana, United States with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10009160
MRDS ID D001862
Record type Site
Current site name Sheep Creek Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.31761, 45.53321 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ravalli(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alta(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nez Perce Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bitterroot(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bitterroot National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Ravalli

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 004S 022W 04,03 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Tantalum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.31761, 45.53321

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CROWLEY, F. A., 1960, COLUMBIUM - RARE - EARTH DEPOSITS, SOUTHERN RAVALLI COUNTY, MONTANA, MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 1

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1975 Parker, Raymond L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.