| Deposit ID | 10105709 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014411 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vaught - Columbite Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Columbite, Peck |
| Related records | 10192679 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.9229, 44.01294 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1311 |
| Relative position | 16 MI WSW OF LOWMAN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Boise(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Garden Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Deadwood River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Payette(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Boise National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Boise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 008N;008N | 004E;005E | 24;19 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Primary |
| Mica | Primary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Feldspar | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Columbite | Ore |
| Microcline | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Muscovite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Rock unit name | Granite Pegmatite;Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite |
| Rock description | Granite Pegmatite;Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| (1) | -115.9229, 44.01294 |
|---|
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | SW |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Length | 76.2M |
| Width | 60.96M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Discoverer | Lee Branch |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| District name | Unorganized District; Wash Creek Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Glass, Kenneth Steck |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 30.48M |
| Overall length | 1371.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014411 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_712 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
FRYKLUND, V. C. JR., 1951, A RECONNAISSANCE OF SOME IDAHO FELDSPAR DEPOSITS: IDA. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPH 91, 30 P.
LESURE, F. G., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES - MICA AND ASSOCIATED PEGMATITE MINERALS, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1, P. 123-133.
STOLL, W. C., 1950, MICA AND BERYL PEGMATITES IN IDAHO AND MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER 229, 64 P.
MINOBRAS, 1975 , IDAHO INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: MINOBRAS, P. 16 - 17
5) HUBBARD, C.R., 1955 , A SURVEY OF THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 105 , 56 P.
1944 DIREXPL BRADLEY MINING CO., USGS PROF. PAPER 229
1950 RECON W. C. STOLL, PROF. PAPER 229
1951 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 41
1955 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 105 {{ 4) 1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1
LESURE, F. G., 1964, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SPEC. REPT. NO. 1, P. 124.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 PEGMATITES, MICA BOOKS 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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