| Deposit ID | 10107754 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001844 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bear Valley Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.41762, 44.34988 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cache Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Deadwood River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower 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 | Valley |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Primary |
| Tantalum Critical | Primary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Columbite | Ore |
| Euxenite | Ore |
| (1) | -115.41762, 44.34988 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001844 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_693 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
MINING WORLD, 1958, IDAHO PLACER IS SOURCE OF 99 PER CENT OF U. S. COLUMBIUM - TANTALUM OUTPUT, MINING WORLD, V. 20, NO. 1, P. 38 - 43
SAVAGE, C. N., 1961, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF CENTRAL IDAHO BLACKSAND PLACERS, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 17
SAVAGE, C. N., 1961, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 17
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1975 | Parker, Raymond L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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