| Deposit ID | 10096325 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014430 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Payette Placer |
| Related records | 10265357 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.14904, 44.10408 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1646 |
| Relative position | 13 MI SW OF STANLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Boise(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Edaho 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
Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Sawtooth Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Boise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 009N | 011E | 02,11,14,23,26,35 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Primary |
| Tantalum Critical | Primary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| Thorium | Primary |
| Zirconium Critical | Primary |
| Garnet | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Allanite | Ore |
| Euxenite | Ore |
| Garnet | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | PLACER DEPOSITS (HOLES 1 - 12) SHOW 0.0320 LBS/CY NB2O5, 0.0015 LBS/CY TA2O5 |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.0004 LBS/CY U3O8. SAMPLES FROM HOLES 13 - 15 AVG. 0.156 LBS/CY NB2O5 AND 0.007 LBS/CY U3O8. PLACER MATERIAL SAMPLES FROM HOLES 13, 14, 15 RANGED 13 - 18 LBS CONCENTRATES PER CUBIC YARD. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| Rock unit name | Alluvium-Sand, Gravels, Boulders |
| Rock description | Alluvium-Sand, Gravels, Boulders |
| (1) | Granodiorite and two-mica granite. |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Unorganized District; Redfish Lake Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Boise National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rare Metals Corp. Of America Has Lease |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ward Hill, Rich Knoblock, Joseph Davis, Andrew Murray |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014430 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH1117 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
1958 DIREXPL RARE METALS CORP. OF AMERICA, USGS BULL. 1319-D.
Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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