The Bowman Prospect is a ree, niobium (columbium), and mica mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,399 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: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity: REE, Niobium (Columbium), Mica
Lat, Long: 44.0419, -115.92060
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Bowman Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bowman Prospect
Commodity
Primary: REE
Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Primary: Mica
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Unorganized District; Wash Creek Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Muscovite
Ore: Euxenite
Ore: Columbite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Microcline
Comments
Comment (Location): 1.5 MI UP E SIDE WASH CR.
Comment (Workings): 3 PITS
Comment (Deposit): A SECOND PEGMATITE 3 FT WIDE STRIKES N 58 DEG W, DIPS 46 DEG N
References
Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1951, A RECONNAISSANCE OF SOME IDAHO FELDSPAR DEPOSITS, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 91, 30 P.
Reference (Deposit): LESURE, F. G., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES - MICA AND ASSOCIATED PEGMATITE MINERALS, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1, P. 123 - 133.
Reference (Deposit): 1951 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 91
Reference (Deposit): 1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. 1
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