| Deposit ID | 10071011 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014191 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370168 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jordan Creek Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.72653, 44.38659 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Relative position | 8 MI. N OF SUNBEAM, IDAHO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Custer(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Cloud Peaks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 012N | 015E | 08 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Zirconium Critical | Tertiary |
| Garnet | Tertiary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Brannerite | Ore |
| Euxenite | Ore |
| Garnet | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Augite | Gangue |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium | ||||
| Rock unit name | Alluvium | ||||
| Rock description | Alluvium | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -114.72653, 44.38659 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Idaho Batholith |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1873 |
| Discoverer | John L. Morrison |
| Year of first production | 1873 |
| District name | Yankee Fork |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. L. Anderson |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jason Vaught |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014191 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_403 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
Choate, Raoul, 1962, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Stanley Area: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 126, P. 105
USBM, 1975, Activity Of Idaho Mining Property, 1974, USBM, Boise, Idaho, 61 P.
Ross, C. P., 1927 , Ore Deposits In The Tertiary Lava In The Salmon River Mountains, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 25 , 20 P.
U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-3, No. 466, P. 215.
1962 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 162
1975 Compile USBM, 1974 Mining Activity List
Choate, Raoul, 1962, Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol., Pamphlet 126, P. 105
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Deposit Extends 4.5 Miles Upstream (North) From Mouth |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Yett, Jay R.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 05-NOV-1992 | McHugh, Edward L. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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