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Big Mallard Bar

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Garnet, Iron, Titanium
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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. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089226
MRDS ID W014882
MAS/MILS ID 0160490818
Record type Site
Current site name Big Mallard Bar

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.27657, 45.53408 (WGS84)
Elevation 762
Relative position 12 MI NW OF CHAMBERLAIN AIR STRIP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Whitewater Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elk City(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 025N 010E 06 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Garnet Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Rutile Ore
Zircon Ore
Apatite Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result BLACK SANDS AVERAGE 5.2 LB/CY

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 Alluvium-Sand And Gravel;Pre-Belt-Schist And Gneiss
    Rock description Alluvium-Sand And Gravel;Pre-Belt-Schist And Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.27657, 45.53408
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • 4 Alluvial Terraces 5 - 60 Ft. Above River; Across The Salmon River To The South, Cater (1973, USGS Bulletin 1304) Labels Weis' Pre - Belt Gneiss As Cretaceous Gneissic Quartz Monzonite Of The Idaho Batholith.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Nez Perce National Forest
Ownership category National Primitive Area
Area name Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Forest Service

Comments on the production information

  • Evidence Of Old Placer Workings Exists

Comments on the workings information

  • 9 Test Pits Dug; Several Small Old Prospect Pits Are On Low Terrace Next To River

Comments on development

  • Administratively Withdrawn From Mineral Entry By U.S. Forest Service ; Econ.Com: Samples Contained Values From 0 To 16 Cents Gold/Cy

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Weis, P. L., Schmitt, L. J., And Tuchek, E. T., 1972, Mineral Resources Of The Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1353-C, P. 5

  • Production

    Weis, P. L., Schmitt, L. J., And Tuchek, E. T., 1972, USGS Bulletin 1353-C, P 36

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Contains 18 Acres

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Duncan, Daniel G. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 20-JAN-1993 Tuchek U.S. Bureau of Mines

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