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Antonson Mining Co. Placer

Occurrence in Boise county in Idaho, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069856
MRDS ID W007583
Record type Site
Current site name Antonson Mining Co. Placer
Related records 10192398

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.83568, 43.82238 (WGS84)
Elevation 1158
Relative position 1/2 MI SSW OF IDAHO CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boise(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Idaho City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boise-Mores(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Boise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006N 005E 27 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • S. SIDE OF MOORE'S CR, JUST S. OF IDAHO CITY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Rock unit name Gravels
    Rock description Gravels
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.83568, 43.82238
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 7.62M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bench Gravels

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1937

Mining district

District name Idaho City

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL MILES OF DITCH, 400 FT OF FLUME, WORKED BY PIPING, 2 GIANTS WITH 3 - INCH NOZZLES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    METZGER, 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF PLACER MINING IN BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO, USBM INF. CIRC. 7028, P. 31

  • Deposit

    1938 GEOLMAP USBM INF. CIRC 702

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAY BEDROCK SLOPES STEEPLY TOWARD MOORES CREEK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1975 Steigner, William D. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1976 Siefken, Robert R. U.S. Geological Survey

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