The Columbite Mine is a niobium (columbium), tantalum, ree, and uranium mine located in Boise 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE, Uranium
Lat, Long: 44.01667, -115.91667
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Columbite Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Columbite Mine
Commodity
Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Primary: Tantalum
Primary: REE
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Columbite
Ore: Monazite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): A 309 LB. CRYSTAL OF COLUMBITE WITH AN OUTER ZONE OF SAMARSKITE WAS FOUND WITH A 100 LB. SAMARSKITE CRYSTAL IN 1950 IN THE INTERMEDIATE ZONE
References
Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1951, A RECONNAISANCE OF SOME IDAHO FELDSPAR DEPOSITS, WITH A NOTE ON THE OCCURENCE OF COLUMBITE AND SAMARSKITE, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 9
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