Cedar Creek Placer Deposit

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

Name: Cedar Creek Placer Deposit  

State:  Idaho

County:  Clearwater

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.


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