Red Bluff

The Red Bluff is a mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,169 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: Red Bluff  

State:  Idaho

County:  Valley

Elevation: 8,169 Feet (2,490 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 45.1597, -115.40280

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Red Bluff MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Bluff


Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten


Location

State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Edwardsburg District


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: Payette National Forest


Holdings

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Mc Rae Tungsten
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1973


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1951
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


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

Unknown: Scheelite
Unknown: Wolframite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Rhodonite
Unknown: Rhodochrosite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Molybdenite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Fluorite


Comments

Comment (Names): THIS PROPERTY IS THE SAME AS RED BLUFF DEPOSIT FILED UNDER SEQUENCE NUMBER 0160850148.


References

Reference (Deposit): OR SECTION 18


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