The Red Bluff is a mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,169 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: 8,169 Feet (2,490 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.1597, -115.40280
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Red Bluff MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Bluff
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Edwardsburg District
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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mc Rae Tungsten
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1973
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1951
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: Scheelite
Unknown: Wolframite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Rhodonite
Unknown: Rhodochrosite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Molybdenite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Fluorite
Comments
Comment (Names): THIS PROPERTY IS THE SAME AS RED BLUFF DEPOSIT FILED UNDER SEQUENCE NUMBER 0160850148.
References
Reference (Deposit): OR SECTION 18
Idaho Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Idaho" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Idaho. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Idaho.
