| Deposit ID | 10071130 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014359 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160371039 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Little Casino Creek Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.85873, 44.24048 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2012 |
| Relative position | 4.5 MI NE OF STANLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Casino Lakes(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
Sawtooth 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 | 011N | 014E | 31 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Zirconium Critical | Tertiary |
| Garnet | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnet | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Sphene | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AVG. AU SAMPLE VALUE: TRACE/C.Y. |
|---|---|
| Result | RANGE OF BLACK SAND CONCENTRATE 3.0 - 144.0 LB/C.Y. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| Rock unit name | Alluvium-Sands, Gravels |
| Rock description | Alluvium-Sands, Gravels |
| (1) | -114.85873, 44.24048 |
|---|
| Depth to bottom | 3.05M |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Stanley District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014359 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_504 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160371039 | data consolidated into this record |
Umpleby, J.B., And Livingston, D. C., 1920, A Reconnaissance In South Central Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 3, 23 P.
Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 126, P. 120.
U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1545-E, 1986, P. 467; No. P11, Plate 3.
Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1924, USGS O.F. Rept., P. 626
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Est. Volume 240,000 C.Y., 15 Acres |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 02-JUL-1992 | McHugh, Edward L. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.