Idaho · Blaine County
Occurrence

Rock Creek Placer

Blaine County, Idaho, United States
Niobium (Columbium)TantalumREE
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Commodities
PrimaryNiobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsSphene
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10009150
MRDS IDD001845
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates43.36656, -114.40091
References
ROBERTSON, A. F., AND STORCH, R. M., 1955, ROCK CREEK RADIOACTIVE MINERAL PLACER AREA, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO, U. S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION TECH. REPT. RME - 3139, REPORT PREPARED BY U. S. BUREAU OF MINESSAVAGE, C. N., 1961, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF CENTRAL IDAHO BLACKSAND PLACERS, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 17