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Telegram 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. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089219
MRDS ID W014854
MAS/MILS ID 0160490018
Record type Site
Current site name Telegram Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.96429, 45.82427 (WGS84)
Elevation 792
Relative position 1 MI SE OF 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 28 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On South Side Of River, For 1 Mile Above Mouth Castle Cr On S. Fk. Clearwater River

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result GRAVEL AVG. $0.40/C

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.96429, 45.82427
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to bottom 6.1M

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 Castle Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Nez Perce National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Holmes, A. S.

Comments on the production information

  • $2200 In 1916

Comments on development

  • Last Worked In 1916 When Gravel Was Dug By Steam Shovel & Washed With Water Brought By Ditch & Flume From Mill Cr.; Patented Claim ; Econ.Com: Operation Failed Due To Heavy Overburden, Large Boulders

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 25 - 26.

  • Deposit

    Lorain, S. H., And Metzger, O. H., 1938, Reconnaissance Of Placer Mining Districts In Idaho County, Idaho: USBM Inf. Circ. 7023, 93 P.

  • Deposit

    1934 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 40

  • Deposit

    1938 Recon USBM Inf. Circ. 7023

  • Production

    Reed, J. C., 1934, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 40

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Deposit Several Hundred Ft Wide

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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