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J and M Placer Claim

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071499
MRDS ID W014929
MAS/MILS ID 0160490102
Record type Site
Current site name J and M Placer Claim
Alternate or previous names Gold Point

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.38127, 45.77157 (WGS84)
Elevation 1311
Relative position 4.5 MI SE OF ELK CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elk City(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 028N 009E 07,08 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On Siegel Creek Below The American Eagle Claims

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Rock unit name Belt Supergroup
    Rock description Alluvium;Belt Supergroup-Biotite Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.38127, 45.77157
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1828.8M
    Width 30.48M
    Depth to bottom 3.05M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Elk City District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. W. Hart

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Reid, R. R., 1960, Placer Deposits Of The Elk City Region: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 121, 26 P.

  • Deposit

    Reid, R. R., 1958, J & M Placers No. 1 And 2: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept.

  • Deposit

    1958 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept.

  • Deposit

    1960 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 121

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 10-OCT-1990 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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