The Payette Placer is a garnet, zirconium, thorium, tantalum, uranium, niobium (columbium), and gold mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,400 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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Garnet, Zirconium, Thorium, Tantalum, Uranium, Niobium (Columbium), Gold
Lat, Long: 44.1042, -115.14810
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Payette Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Payette Placer
Commodity
Primary: Garnet
Primary: Zirconium
Primary: Thorium
Primary: Tantalum
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Unorganized District; Redfish Lake 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
Owner Name: Ward Hill, Rich Knoblock, Joseph Davis, Andrew Murray
Owner Name: Rare Metals Corp. Of America Has Lease
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PLACER DEPOSITS (HOLES 1 - 12) SHOW 0.0320 LBS/CY NB2O5, 0.0015 LBS/CY TA2O5
Analytical Data: 0.0004 LBS/CY U3O8. SAMPLES FROM HOLES 13 - 15 AVG. 0.156 LBS/CY NB2O5 AND 0.007 LBS/CY U3O8. PLACER MATERIAL SAMPLES FROM HOLES 13, 14, 15 RANGED 13 - 18 LBS CONCENTRATES PER CUBIC YARD.
Materials
Ore: Euxenite
Ore: Allanite
Ore: Garnet
Ore: Zircon
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION 36 ALSO INCLUDED LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Workings): 17 HOLES FROM 40-177 FT. DEEP AND SEVERAL BULLDOZER TRENCHES
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
Reference (Deposit): 1958 DIREXPL RARE METALS CORP. OF AMERICA, USGS BULL. 1319-D.
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
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