The Cedar Creek Placer Deposit is a titanium and ree mine located in Clearwater county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,802 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: 2,802 Feet (854 Meters)
Commodity: Titanium, REE
Lat, Long: 46.6061, -116.42060
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Cedar Creek Placer Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cedar Creek Placer Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Titanium
Primary: REE
Location
State: Idaho
County: Clearwater
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Fred W. Silflow, Kindrick, Idaho
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1956
Owner Name: Lawrence R. Olson, Orofino, Idaho
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1956
Owner Name: Fred W. Comnick, Genesee, Idaho
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1956
Owner Name: Daisy Stage, Southwick, Idaho
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1956
Owner Name: Donald Cantril, Southwick, Idaho
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1956
Owner Name: Cleo Betts, Glen Betts, And R. S. Betts, Southwick, Idaho
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1956
Owner Name: Otto F. Silflow, Cameron, Idaho
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1956
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1956
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Geology): THE GRAVELS AND SANDS OF THE PLACER DEPOSIT ARE DERIVED
Reference (Geology): PRIMARILY FROM PRECAMBRIAN SCHIST OF THE OROFINO SERIES.
Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED REPORT, US BU MINES MINERAL PROPERTY FILE
Reference (Deposit): NUMBER 0160350153.
Idaho Gold
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