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McGovern and Hackney Placer

Past Producer 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. 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 10071537
MRDS ID W014983
MAS/MILS ID 0160490224
Record type Site
Current site name McGovern and Hackney Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.70628, 45.28677 (WGS84)
Elevation 1676
Relative position 2 MI NW OF WARREN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Warren(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Salmon-Chamberlain(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Payette 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 022N 006E 03 Idaho
Boise 023N 006E 34 SESESW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • This Deposit Is Reported Just North Of The North Line Of Sec. 3 On The West Side Of Warren Meadows. A 1992 Field Check Of Workings And The Reported Area Indicated Workings In Sec. 34 Where This Record Is Plotted.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Rock unit name Bench Gravel
    Rock description Bench Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.70628, 45.28677
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 9.14M

Comments on the geologic information

  • Gravel Is 97% Quartz Monzonite, 3% Andesite, Pegmatite, Gneiss, Schist, Vein Quartz

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 Warren District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner J. J. Mc Govern, C. W. Hackney
  • Type Owner
    Owner Idaho Gold Dredging Co.

Comments on development

  • Pipe Line 2800 Ft Long, 3 Small Giants, Ditch, Flume; Mined By Drifting Prior To Mid - 1930'S ; Econ.Com: Insufficient Water During Dry Season, Necessary To Elevate Tailings Because Of The Low Position Of Bedrock.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Reed, J. C., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Warren Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45, 65 P

  • Production

    Reed, J. C., 1937, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 06-JAN-1994 Cather U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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