The Big Creek Placers is a ree, zirconium, titanium, and garnet mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: REE, Zirconium, Titanium, Garnet
Lat, Long: 44.4733, -115.99330
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Big Creek Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Creek Placers
Commodity
Primary: REE
Primary: Zirconium
Primary: Titanium
Primary: Garnet
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Long Valley District
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: Fee Ownership
Type: Private Lease
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: J. W. Pendleton, Cascade Idaho
Percent: 3.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Reif, A. F.
Percent: 3.00
Home Office: Cascade, Id
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Goslin, B.
Percent: 3.00
Home Office: Horseshoe Bend, Id
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Simms, C. B.
Percent: 3.00
Home Office: Cascade, ID
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Gold Dust Ranch, Cascade Idaho
Percent: 3.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: L. E. Hollister, Cascade Idaho
Percent: 3.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Roger Cambell, Cascade Idaho
Percent: 3.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Valley County, Cascade Idaho
Percent: 3.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Ballantyne, B. H.
Percent: 5.00
Home Office: Boise, ID
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: J. A. Vivian, Boise Idaho
Percent: 3.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Frank Bilbao, Cascade Idaho
Percent: 5.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Whiter Corner, Cascade Idaho
Percent: 3.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Kelly, Aileen
Percent: 5.00
Home Office: Cascade, Id
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Corner, Sidney
Percent: 3.00
Home Office: Snohomish, WA
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: City Of Cascade
Percent: 3.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Sky Ranch
Percent: 3.00
Home Office: Cascade, ID
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Ronald E. Young, Cascade Idaho
Percent: 3.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Harry F. Byers, Gardnerville, Nevada
Percent: 3.00
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Simplot Industries
Percent: 13.00
Home Office: Boise, ID
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Idaho First National Bank, Cascade Idaho
Percent: 8.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Tom N. Olson, Cascade Idaho
Percent: 3.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Everett K. Allen, Cascade Idaho
Percent: 13.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: P. R. Callender, Cascade Idaho
Percent: 3.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Dredging
Milling Method: Magnetic And Electrostatic
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Monazite
Unknown: Zircon
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, L.C., DREDGING COSTS PROVIDED BY THE YUBA MANUFACTURE COMPANY, WRITTEN COMMUN. APRIL 9TH, 1964.
Reference (Deposit): GRAY,E., IDAHO PROPERTY REALTY CO., BOISE IDAHO, ORAL COMMUN., AUGUST 1981.
Reference (Deposit): WETZEL, N., MAS PROPERTY FILE REPORT, BIG CREEK PLACER DEPOSITS, SEPT, 1981.
Reference (Deposit): KLINE, MH, AND STORCH, R.H., PEARSON CREEK PLACER AREAS, VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO, PROJECT REPORT NO., BM=SMIB-4602-1, APRIL 15, 1954.
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