| Deposit ID | 10105644 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013465 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590143 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Homestake Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.4769, 45.3103 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 960 |
| Relative position | 20 MILES NW. OF COBALT, IDAHO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bighorn Crags(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bighorn Crags(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Salmon-Panther(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 023N | 017E | 21 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Zirconium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||||
| Rock unit name | Alluvium-Sand, Gravel | ||||
| Rock description | Alluvium-Sand, Gravel | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -114.4769, 45.3103 |
|---|
| Thickness | 15.24M |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1942 |
| Discoverer | G.W. Morris |
| District name | Clear Creek - Upper Big Deer Creek Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Ownership category | National Primitive Area |
| Area name | Idaho Primitive Area |
| Ownership category | National Wilderness |
| Area name | River of No Return Wilderness |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Morris, G. W. |
| Home office | Idaho |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013465 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC1057 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590143 | data consolidated into this record |
Cater, F.W., Pinckney, D.M., and Stotelmeyer, R.B., 1975, Mineral Resources Of The Clear Creek - Upper Big Deer Creek Area, Contiguous To The Idaho Primitive Area, Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1391-C
Cater, F.W., Pinckney, D.M. and Stotelmeyer, R.B.; 1975, USGS Bulletin 1391-C.
1972 Other Cater, F.W., and Pinckney, D.M., Bulletin 1391-C
1972 Other USBM, USGS Bulletin 1391-C
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | High And Low Bench Gravels Are Covered By Alluvial Fans. There Is 1,900,000 C.Y. Of Low-Bench Gravel And 360,000 C.Y. Of High-Bench Gravel, Whisch Occurs High On The Valley Wall. A Series Of Trenches Were Dug And Sampled In The Face Of Old Placer Workings At The Contact Of The High And Low Gravels. Gold Values In The High Bench Gravels Averaged 0.178g/M3. The Gold Value Of Samples From The Upper Section Of The Low Bench Gravel Averaged 0.126g/M3. Four Pits Were Dug In The Downstream Part Of The Lower Bench By USBM, No Au Or A. A Reconnaissance Pan Sample, Taken At The Small Bench Remnant About 30m East Of Pit 8 And About 60m Above Present River Level, As Found To Contain Several Small Flakes Of Gold. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: EARLY 1940'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Duncan, Daniel G. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 13-MAR-1995 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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