The Corral Creek Tungsten Deposits is a tungsten mine located in Camas county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 43.4481, -114.93610
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Corral Creek Tungsten Deposits MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Corral Creek Tungsten Deposits
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Idaho
County: Camas
District: Rough Creek Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Soldier Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Kaolinization
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF W ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1916.
Comment (Deposit): 3 PARALLEL QUARTZ VEINS
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, TUNNELS, STOPES
References
Reference (Deposit): LIVINGSTON, D. C., 1919, TUNGSTEN, CINNABAR, MANGANESE, MOLYBDENUM, AND TIN DEPOSITS OF IDAHO: UNIV. OF IDAHO BULL. 2, V. 14, 72 P
Reference (Production): LIVINGSTON, D. C., 1919, UNIV. IDAHO BULL. 2.
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