Cedar Creek

Prospect in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodities Aluminum, Calcium, Iron, Silica, Sodium
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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10169057
MAS/MILS ID 0160790001
Record type Site
Current site name Cedar Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -115.86631, 46.93907 (WGS84)
Elevation 1150
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shoshone(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Little Goat Mountains(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Headquarters(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hamilton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower North Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Idaho Panhandle National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Shoshone

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 042 N 005 E 32 NW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Calcium Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Sodium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bytownite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Orthoclase Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Anorthosite.

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2655M
    Length 9415M
    Width 61M
    Area 1978HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 DOMELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 OTHER
    Strike And Dip N86W:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1978
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1952

Mining district

District name Unorganized District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Forest Service
    Home office Dist Of Columbia
    Year 1973

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1967
    Indicated 2600000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2600000000mt ore
    Inferred 1320000000mt ore
    Total resources 3920000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Sodium Na2O 4 wt-pct Sodium Trace 1967
    Calcium CaO 13 wt-pct Calcium Trace 1967
    Silica SiO2 51 wt-pct Silica Trace 1967
    Iron Fe2O3 1 wt-pct Iron Trace 1967
    Aluminum Al2O3 29 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1967

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MATRIX TONNAGE AND GRADE FIGURES WERE DETERMINED BY HUSTEAD OF GEORGIA TECH.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1978HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Swell Factor .65
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 30
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 5615
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 3.08
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEITANEN, A. ANORTHOSITE AND ASSOCIATED ROCKS IN THE

  • Deposit

    BOEHLS BUTTE QUADRANGLE AND VICINITY, IDAHO. U.S. GEOL.

  • Deposit

    SURVEY PROF. PAPER 344-B, 1963, 78 PP.

  • Deposit

    STAFF. POTENTIAL SOURCES OF ALUMINUM. U.S. BUMINES

  • Deposit

    I.C. 8335, 1967, 148 PP.

  • Deposit

    VAN NOY, R.N., N.S. PETERSON, AND J.J. GRAY. KYANITE

  • Deposit

    RESOURCES IN THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. U.S.

  • Deposit

    BUMINES R.I. 7426, 1970, 81 PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE COST INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FILE IS INADEQUATE AND WILL REMAIN SO UNTIL ANORTHOSITE DEPOSITS CAN BE EVALUATED FURTHER. THERE ARE TWO SETS OF COSTS; ORIGINAL 1975 COSTS, AND COMPLETELY RECOSTED 1979 COSTS. ALL COSTS ARE ASSUMED TO BE MIDYEAR. DEPOSIT LIFE IS 1140 YEARS AT A PRODUCTION RATE OF 1403850 TONNES PER YEAR. THE MILL CAPACITY CAN BE INCREASED TO SHORTEN THE LIFE OR OTHER MILLS CAN BE ADDED SUBSE- QUENTLY OR CONCURRENTLY. THERE IS ENOUGH MATERIAL TO SUPPLY APPROXIMATELY 46 SUCH PLANTS FOR 25 YEARS. RESERVE FIGURES WERE TAKEN FROM BUMINES IC 8335, AND REPRESENT THREE DEPOSITS; CEDAR CREEK, GOAT MT., AND BOEHLS. THE TONNAGE FIGURES WERE ADJUSTED FROM SHORT TONS TO METRIC TONS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Lindsey, David S. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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