55 focus areas match these criteria.
| Focus area | Region | States | Mineral Systems | Deposit types | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bannock County dolomite | Northwest | Idaho | Basin brine path | Reflux and hydrothermal dolomite | (none) |
| Bear Lake dolomite | Northwest | Idaho | Basin brine path | Reflux and hydrothermal dolomite | (none) |
| Belt Basin | Northwest | Idaho; Montana | Basin brine path | Copper (sed-hosted and replacement); Zinc-lead (MVT and sedex) | copper; lead; silver; uranium |
| Boise antimony | Northwest | Idaho | Orogenic | Antimony; Gold | gold; silver |
| Butte County dolomite | Northwest | Idaho | Basin brine path | Reflux and hydrothermal dolomite | (none) |
| Central Idaho barite | Northwest | Idaho | Basin brine path | Barite (replacement and bedded); Zinc-lead (MVT and sedex) | copper; lead; silver |
| Central Idaho bismuth-bearing veins | Northwest | Idaho | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Challis fluorspar | Northwest | Idaho | Alkalic porphyry | Fluorspar; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Clark Fork | Northwest | Idaho | Coeur d'Alene-type | Polymetallic sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Clearwater County beryllium | Northwest | Idaho | Climax-type | Pegmatite NYF | yttrium |
| Coeur d'Alene Mining District (Silver Valley antimony) | Northwest | Idaho; Montana | Coeur d'Alene-type | Antimony; Polymetallic sulfide | cadmium; copper; lead; silver |
| Copper Camp | Northwest | Idaho | IOA-IOCG | Iron oxide copper gold | copper; gold; selenium; uranium |
| Cuddy Mountain barite | Northwest | Idaho | Basin brine path | Barite (replacement and bedded); Zinc-lead (MVT and sedex) | copper; lead; silver |
| CuMo-Little Falls mineral districts | Northwest | Idaho | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Porphyry/skarn molybdenum | copper; molybdenum |
| Elk City antimony | Northwest | Idaho | Orogenic | Antimony; Gold | gold; silver |
| Fall Creek uranium area | Northwest | Idaho | Chemical weathering | Coal uranium | coal; uranium |
| Gravel Range Mining District | Northwest | Idaho | Placer | Cassiterite; Gold | gold; silver |
| Hall Mountain mineral district | Northwest | Idaho | Magmatic REE | Peralkaline syenite/granite/rhyolite/alaskite/pegmatites | copper; thorium; uranium; yttrium |
| Idaho Cobalt Belt | Northwest | Idaho | IOA-IOCG | Iron oxide copper gold; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; selenium; silver; uranium |
| Idaho Critical Mineral Placers | Northwest | Idaho | Placer | Columbite/tantalite; Garnet; Ilmenite/rutile/leucoxene; Monazite/xenotime; Zircon | garnet; thorium; yttrium |
| Ima mine (Blue Wing Mining District) | Northwest | Idaho | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | S-R-V tungsten | copper; lead; silver |
| Indian Creek Mining District | Northwest | Idaho | IOA-IOCG | Iron oxide copper gold; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; selenium; silver; uranium |
| Junction District Pb-Zn | Northwest | Idaho; Montana | Basin brine path | Reflux and hydrothermal dolomite; Zinc-lead (MVT and sedex) | copper; lead; silver |
| Lakeview mining district | Northwest | Idaho | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Latah County beryllium | Northwest | Idaho | Reduced intrusion-related | Pegmatite LCT | (none) |
| Lava Creek mining district | Northwest | Idaho | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; S-R-V tungsten | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Lemhi Pass mineral district | Northwest | Idaho; Montana | Magmatic REE | Hybrid Th-REE-Fe veins and replacements | iron; thorium; yttrium |
| Mackay stock area | Northwest | Idaho | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Porphyry/skarn copper; S-R-V tungsten | copper; gold; lead |
| Meyers Cove fluorspar | Northwest | Idaho | Climax-type | Fluorspar | (none) |
| Mineral Hill | Northwest | Idaho; Montana; Wyoming | Orogenic | Antimony; Gold | gold; silver |
| Moyie | Northwest | Idaho; Montana; Washington | Mafic magmatic | Nickel-copper-PGE sulfide | copper; gold; selenium; silver |
| Northeast Oregon -Idaho massive sulfide | Northwest | Idaho; Oregon; Washington | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Nugget Sandstone Copper | Northwest | Idaho; Utah; Wyoming | Basin brine path | Copper (sed-hosted and replacement) | copper; lead; silver; uranium |
| NW Idaho-NE Washington beryllium | Northwest | Idaho; Washington | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Pegmatite LCT | (none) |
| NW polymetallic Au-Ag veins | Northwest | Idaho; Montana; Oregon | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Oregon-Idaho tungsten province | Northwest | Idaho; Oregon | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | S-R-V tungsten; Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS | gold |
| Orogrande Mining District | Northwest | Idaho | Reduced intrusion-related | Skarn copper-molybdenum-tungsten | copper; gold; molybdenum; silver |
| Payette National Forest manganese | Northwest | Idaho | Volcanogenic seafloor | Manganese oxide (layers, crusts, nodules) | iron |
| Roaring River beryllium | Northwest | Idaho | Climax-type | Pegmatite NYF | yttrium |
| Sawtooth batholith | Northwest | Idaho | Climax-type | Pegmatite NYF | lead; molybdenum; silver; yttrium |
| Sawtooth Sn | Northwest | Idaho | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Porphyry/skarn molybdenum | copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| SE Idaho manganese | Northwest | Idaho | Chemical weathering | Supergene manganese | (none) |
| Sheep Creek-Mineral Hill | Northwest | Idaho; Montana | Magmatic REE | Carbonatite; Hybrid Th-REE-Fe veins and replacements | copper; iron; magnetite; phosphorus; thorium; uranium; vermiculite; yttrium |
| Southeast Oregon lithium | Northwest | Idaho; Nevada; Oregon | Lacustrine evaporite | Lithium clay; Residual brine | borax; boric acid; bromine; iodine; salt; soda ash; sodium sulfate |
| Spar Lake (Troy) | Northwest | Idaho; Montana | Basin brine path | Copper (sed-hosted and replacement) | copper; lead; silver; uranium |
| Stanley-Challis uranium district | Northwest | Idaho | Meteoric recharge | Granite uranium; Sandstone uranium | uranium |
| Triumph sedex mineral system | Northwest | Idaho | Basin brine path | Zinc-lead (MVT and sedex) | copper; lead; silver |
| Warren district vein system | Northwest | Idaho | Orogenic | Antimony; Gold | gold; silver |
| Washington-Idaho clay | Northwest | Idaho; Washington | Chemical weathering | Clay | (none) |
| White Cloud mineral district | Northwest | Idaho | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; Porphyry/skarn molybdenum; S-R-V tungsten | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Yankee Fork fluorspar | Northwest | Idaho | Alkalic porphyry | Fluorspar | (none) |
| Yellow Pine/Stibnite Mining District | Northwest | Idaho | Orogenic | Gold | gold; silver |
| Yellow Pine/Stibnite Mining District | Northwest | Idaho | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | S-R-V tungsten | gold; mercury; silver |
| Yellow Pine/Stibnite Mining District | Northwest | Idaho | Meteoric convection | Low sulfidation epithermal antimony; Low sulfidation epithermal gold-silver | gold; mercury; silver |
| Phosphoria Formation | Rocky Mountains | Colorado; Idaho; Montana; Nevada; Utah; Wyoming | Marine chemocline | Black shale; Phosphate | copper; gold; molybdenum; petroleum; phosphate fertilizer; stone coal; uranium |