The Cape Horn Creek Placer is a ree mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,594 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: 6,594 Feet (2,010 Meters)
Commodity: REE
Lat, Long: 44.3656, -115.19280
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Cape Horn Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cape Horn Creek Placer
Secondary: Wandering Girl
Secondary: Cape Horn
Secondary: Old Cape Horn
Secondary: Mountain Gem
Secondary: Banner
Secondary: Deer Lick
Secondary: Junction
Commodity
Primary: REE
Tertiary: Tantalum
Tertiary: Niobium (Columbium)
Tertiary: Thorium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
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: Challis National Forest
Holdings
Not available
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
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 9-92, 1992, P. 50-66.
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