The Rare Earth Occurrence is a mercury and ree mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,799 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: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury, REE
Lat, Long: 44.8897, -115.24810
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Rare Earth Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rare Earth Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Primary: REE
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Yellow Pine District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Boise National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Supergene Processes
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Rhabdophane
Ore: Monazite
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Rutile
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): RHABDOPHANE OCCURS IN BANK OF ROADCUT
References
Reference (Deposit): ADAMS, J. W., 1968, RHABDOPHANE FROM A RARE-EARTH OCCURRENCE, VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 600-B, P. B48 - B51
Reference (Deposit): 1968 RECON ADAMS, J. W., PROF. PAPER 600-
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