Bear Valley

The Bear Valley is a ree mine located in Valley 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: Bear Valley  

State:  Idaho

County:  Valley

Elevation:

Commodity: REE

Lat, Long: 44.2936, -115.48670

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Bear Valley MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bear Valley
Secondary: Central Bear Valley
Secondary: Big Meadows
Secondary: Lower Bear Valley


Commodity

Primary: REE
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Niobium (Columbium)
Tertiary: Tantalum
Tertiary: Thorium
Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Idaho
County: Valley


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: Boise National Forest


Holdings

Type: Private Lease


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: 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

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): ALSO IN T11N R8E SECS 10,15,22,23& 27


References

Reference (Deposit): IBMG MINES & PROSPECTS OF CHALLIS QUAD, 1982, MITCHELL.

Reference (Deposit): REFER TO CRIB # FS0122.


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