The Long Valley Monazite Placer is a ree mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,701 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: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)
Commodity: REE
Lat, Long: 44.4772, -115.99330
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Long Valley Monazite Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Long Valley Monazite Placer
Commodity
Primary: REE
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Cascade Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Baumhoff - Marshal, Inc., And Idaho - Canadian Dredging. Co. ( 1953 )
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Long Valley
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Monazite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHMIDT, D., AND MACKIN, J. H., 1970 , QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF LONG AND BEAR VALLEYS, WEST-CENTRAL IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1311 - A, 22 P.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, TRACE ELEMENT MEMORANDUM 473, 22 P.
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