| Deposit ID | 10096320 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014389 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160370438 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Williams Creek Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.84033, 44.09319 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2057 |
| Relative position | 8.5 MI SE OF STANLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Obsidian(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Cloud Peaks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 009N | 014E | 20 | C E2 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Tertiary |
| Tantalum Critical | Tertiary |
| Result | USBM SAMPLES FOUND MONAZITE VALUES OF FROM 1 TO 4 LB/C.Y. |
|---|---|
| Result | RANDOM SAMPLES TAKEN FROM BOTH GOLD AND WILLIAMS CREEKS AVG. TRACE AU/C.Y. AND HAD A RANGE OF 1.0 - 46.5 LB BLACK SAND/C.Y., WITH AVG. OF 0.89 LB MONAZITE/C.Y., 3.5 LB ILMENITE/C.Y., 0.2 LB ZIRCON/C.Y., AND 0.34 LB NIOBIUM - TANTALUM/C.Y.. SAMPLES FROM USBM HOLES AND TRENCHES AVE 33 LB BLACK SAND/C.Y. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith | ||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| (1) | -114.84033, 44.09319 |
|---|
| Depth to bottom | 19.81M |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Unorganized District; Williams Creek Placer |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014389 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH1131 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370438 | data consolidated into this record |
Williams, P. L., 1961, Glacial Geology Of Stanley Basin: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 123, 29 P.
1952 Direxpl USBM, USGS Open - File Report
Vannoy & Others, 1986, USGS Bull. 1545e, P. 467, Pl. 3, No. P. 25
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 12524000 C.Y. Est. Volume By Tschanz For Both Gold Creek and Williams Creek Placers. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 30-JUN-1992 | McHugh, Edward L. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.