Rock Creek Placer

The Rock Creek Placer is a niobium (columbium), tantalum, and ree mine located in Blaine county, Idaho.

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: Rock Creek Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation:

Commodity: Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE

Lat, Long: 43.36667, -114.40000

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Rock Creek Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rock Creek Placer


Commodity

Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Primary: Tantalum
Primary: REE


Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphene


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SPHENE CONTAINS APPROX. 0.45% (NB, TA)2O5


References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTSON, A. F., AND STORCH, R. M., 1955, ROCK CREEK RADIOACTIVE MINERAL PLACER AREA, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO, U. S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION TECH. REPT. RME - 3139, REPORT PREPARED BY U. S. BUREAU OF MINES

Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1961, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF CENTRAL IDAHO BLACKSAND PLACERS, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 17


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