Martin Creek Placer

The Martin Creek Placer is a titanium mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,300 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

Name: Martin Creek Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)

Commodity: Titanium

Lat, Long: 44.1353, -114.72780

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Martin Creek Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Martin Creek Placer


Commodity

Primary: Titanium
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Thorium
Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Unorganized District; Martin Cr. Area


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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: White Cloud Peaks


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

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphene
Ore: Ilmenite


Comments

Comment (Location): Mouth of Martin Creek

Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Volume of Minable Gravel Containing Significant Concentrations of Valuable Minerals Small

Comment (Workings): Churn Drilling


References

Reference (Deposit): Williams, P. L., 1961, Glacial Geology Of Stanley Basin: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 123, 29 P


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