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Dahlonega Creek Placer

Past Producer in Lemhi 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. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089154
MRDS ID W013314
Record type Site
Current site name Dahlonega Creek Placer
Alternate or previous names Lower Dahlonega Cr.
Related records 10144463

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.85009, 45.55267 (WGS84)
Elevation 1494
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 33 MI N OF SALMON, IDAHO, Within 2000 Ft. Along Cr., Within 2000 Ft. Along Cr.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Hole Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wisdom(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Salmon-Panther(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 026N 022E 21,22,27,29,30 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG DAHLONEGA CR FROM GIBBONSVILLE UPSTREAM TO THOMPSON GULCH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)

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 > Alluvium

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.85009, 45.55267
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 9655.8M
    Width 30.48M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Gibbonsville District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Salmon National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. E. O'Rourke

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.202HA

Comments on development

  • 6 PAT CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSS, C. P., 1963, GEOLOGY ALONG U. S. HIGHWAY 93 IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 130, P. 73 - 74.

  • Deposit

    LORAIN, S. H., AND METZGER, O. H., 1939, RECONNAISSANCE OF PLACER MINING DISTRICTS IN LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7082, 81 P.

  • Deposit

    1939 RECON U. S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7082

  • Deposit

    1963 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 130

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-76 Bainbridge, Terri L.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-83 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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