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Neely Placer Deposit

Past Producer in Power 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070353
MRDS ID W013238
MAS/MILS ID 0160770011
Record type Site
Current site name Neely Placer Deposit
Alternate or previous names Eagle Rock, Riverside Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.94555, 42.71661 (WGS84)
Elevation 1280
Relative position 6 1/2 MI. SW. OF AMERICAN FALLS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Power(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Neeley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake Walcott(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

USBR(Federal land areas administered by USBR)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Power

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 008S 030E 21 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On Snake River, Approx. 5 Mi. Upstream From Rock Cr. Confluence

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Analytical data

Result AVERAGES 0.945 FINE AND APPROX. 1500 PARTICLES TO THE CENT (AT $35/OZ.).

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock type qualifier Quartzite Sand And Gravel
    Rock description Quartzite Sand And Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.94555, 42.71661
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Depth to bottom 6.71M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name American Falls Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • Pay Streaks Run From A Few Inches To 6 Or 7 Ft. In Depth; And A Few Places Exceed 22 Ft.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Hill, J. M., 1915, Notes On The Fine Gold Of Snake River, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 620-L, P. 271 - 294.

  • Deposit

    Staley, W. W., 1945, Fine Gold Of Snake River And Lower Salmon River, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 72, 10 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 13-MAR-1995 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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