| Deposit ID | 10096568 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032141 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 560230107 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Davis Claim (placer) |
| Alternate or previous names | Davis Diggings, Bailey Bar, Bailey's Placer |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.78306, 43.22194 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | CONFLUANCE OF BAILEY CREEK AND SNAKE RIVER, 5 MI SOUTH OF HOBACK, WY. EXTENDS 1/2 MI NORTH ON A TERRACE ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE SNAKE RIVER. ALSO IN THE BEDS OF THE SNAKE RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES., 1000 m Est |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pine Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jackson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Greys-Hoback(hydrologic unit)
Snake Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bridger-Teton National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 038N | 116W | 29, 32 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Result | GOLD 0.001 TO 0.15 OZ/CUBIC YARD, SCHULTZ, 1907 (SEE HAUSEL, 1968, P. 138). |
|---|
| Model code | 56 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 17a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au |
| Ore Body (1) | -110.78306, 43.22194 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 804.65M |
| Width | 209.21M |
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Teton And Targhee National Forests |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 1609.3M |
| Overall width | 209.21M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032141 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 560230107 | =newMRDS 10206127 |
GSW BULL 50, P.89, 119.
USGS BULL 315-A, P.71-88.
WYOMING MINES AND MINERALS MAP, 1979.
Hausel, 1980, Gold districts of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming RI-23, p. P.59-60.
Antweiler, Love, and Campbell, 1977, in Wyoming Geological Association 29th Annual Field Conference Guidebook, p. 733.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SOME INFORMATION FROM HARRY S. SUEKAWA'S 1977 FOREST SERVICE RECORD. |
| General | Wilson and Heran attempted to locate this claim 9-aug-2010. With imagination, it appears that the ground could have been worked or dredged long ago. There is no sign of any recent (previous half century) workings. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1982-07-01 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 1983-11-18 | South Dakota School of Mines (SDSM) | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | |
| Editor | 2009-02-23 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.