| Deposit ID | 10096313 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014299 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Deadwood Placer Deposit |
| Related records | 10241548 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.61456, 44.38658 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Relative position | 5 MI N DEADWOOD RESERVOIR |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bernard Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Deadwood River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Payette(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Boise National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Valley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 012N | 007E | 03,04,09,10,15,16 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Garnet | Tertiary |
| Zirconium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnet | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Result | 54 RANDOM SAMPLES: 9.92 LB BLACK SAND/C.Y |
|---|---|
| Result | 3.28 LB ILMENITE/C.Y. |
| Result | 4.57 LB. MAGNETITE/CY |
| Result | 0.45 LB GAR/C.Y. |
| Result | 0.09 LB ZR/C.Y. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| Rock unit name | Alluvium-Sands, Gravels |
| Rock description | Alluvium-Sands, Gravels |
| (1) | -115.61456, 44.38658 |
|---|
| Depth to bottom | 15.24M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| District name | Deadwood District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Boise National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. F. Van Brocklin, George A. Williams |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 12801.6M |
| Overall width | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014299 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_683 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
STORCH, R. H., 1958, ILMENITE AND OTHER BLACK - SAND MINERALS IN THE DEADWOOD PLACER DEPOSIT, VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO: USBM REPT. INV. 5396, 15 P
1952 DIREXPL CONSUMNES GOLD DREDGING CO., USBM REPT. INV. 5396
1956 DIREXPL USBM. REPT. INV. 5396
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 620 ACRES |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1860'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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