Commodities
PrimaryNiobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE, Uranium
TertiaryRadium, Thorium, Titanium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsColumbite, Euxenite, Garnet, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Monazite, Tantalite, Zircon
Geology
Host rockAlluvium · Alluvium
Associated rockDiorite · Idaho Batholith-Quartz Diorite;Pegmatite, Aplite Dikes
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Identification
Deposit ID10105706
MRDS IDW014380
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.37071, -115.40178
References
ENG. MINING JOURNAL, MARCH, 1958.DAYTON, S. H., 1958, RADIOACTIVE BLACK SAND IS YIELDING COLUMBITE CONCENTRATE AT IDAHO MILL: MINING WORLD, MAY, 1958.MINING WORLD, JANUARY, 1958.SAVAGE, C. N., 1961, METAL FROM BLACKSANDS: SELECTED TECHNOLOGIC AND ECONOMIC DATA: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 10, 34 P.1961 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 1SAVAGE, C. N., 1961, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INF CIRC. 10, P. 18.