Sack Creek Placer

The Sack Creek Placer is a niobium (columbium) mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,663 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: Sack Creek Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Valley

Elevation: 6,663 Feet (2,031 Meters)

Commodity: Niobium (Columbium)

Lat, Long: 44.3444, -115.45030

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Sack Creek Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sack Creek Placer


Commodity

Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Zirconium
Tertiary: Garnet


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.


Holdings

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
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): DEPOSIT EXTENDS INTO SEC. 30.


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 4-93, 1993, P. 80-81.


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