The Camp Creek Placer is a tantalum, thorium, uranium, ree, and niobium (columbium) mine located in Camas county, Idaho.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Tantalum, Thorium, Uranium, REE, Niobium (Columbium)
Lat, Long: 43.36667, -114.51667
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Camp Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Camp Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Tantalum
Primary: Thorium
Primary: Uranium
Primary: REE
Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Location
State: Idaho
County: Camas
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphene
Comments
Comment (Deposit): GRAVEL CONTAINS APPROX. 1 LB. SPHENE PER CUBIC YD. OF GRAVEL, SPHENE IS APPROX. 1.78% NB2O5 AND 0.5% TA2O5
References
Reference (Deposit): 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
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1961, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF IDAHO BLACKSAND PLACERS, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 17
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