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Clara Ophelia Placer

Occurrence in Idaho 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071452
MRDS ID W014850
MAS/MILS ID 0160490014
Record type Site
Current site name Clara Ophelia Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.94929, 45.82817 (WGS84)
Elevation 792
Relative position 1.5 MILES ABOVE CASTLE CREEK RANGER STATION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hungry Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 029N 004E 22,27 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Claim Includes Several Low Gravel Terraces Along The Bank Of The River

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result ACCORDING TO OWNER
Result GRAVEL WILL AVG. ABOUT $0.25/C.Y. (BASIS OF GOLD AT $20.67/OZ.)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock unit name Belt Supergroup
    Rock description Sand And Gravel;Belt Supergroup-Gneiss And Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Castle Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner P. E. Woodruff

Comments on the workings information

  • Prospect Pit Exists Which Has Had 400 Cubic Yards Of Gravel Taken

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Reed, J. C., 1934, Gold-Bearing Gravel Of The Nezperce National Forest, Idaho County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 40, P. 2

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1976 Duncan, Daniel G. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-DEC-1996 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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