The Hoodoo Ilmenite Placer is a titanium mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,201 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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Titanium
Lat, Long: 46.3175, -114.62360
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Hoodoo Ilmenite Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hoodoo Ilmenite Placer
Secondary: Candy Claim Group
Secondary: Hoodoo Claim Group
Secondary: Flora Claim Group
Secondary: Judy Claim Group
Secondary: Elk Summit Claim Groups
Commodity
Primary: Titanium
Tertiary: Zirconium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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: Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Location): Deposit Occurs In Secs. 25 And 36.
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 11-93, P. 10-13.
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