The Kouba Pegmatite Property is a niobium (columbium) mine located in Idaho 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
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Kouba Pegmatite Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kouba Pegmatite Property
Commodity
Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Tertiary: Feldspar
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: M. J. Kouba
Years: 1952 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Microcline
Comments
Comment (Development): D.M.E.A. DOCKET NO. 2520 (COLUMBIUM), PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS, SPAR NO. 1 AND 2.
Comment (Location): PROPERTY IS ABOUT 400 YD UP HILL FROM THE LOCHSA RIVER ROAD, BUT EXACT LOCATION IS UNKNOWN.
Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE D.M.E.A. DOCKET NO. 2520 ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, USGS, SPOKANE WA
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