| Deposit ID | 10119857 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014868 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590114 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Colson Creek Placer |
| Related records | 10071464 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.53284, 45.29848 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 975 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Long Tom Mountain(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 | 023 N | 016 E | 25 | SENENE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -114.53284, 45.29848 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590114 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014868 | MAS references MRDS |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC1063 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CLEAR CREEK-UPPER BIG DEER CREEK
STUDY AREA, CONTIGUOUG TO THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA, LEMHI
COUNTY, IDAHO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1391-C PG 34. 1975
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COLSON CREEK PLACER AREA COVERS 3.2 HA. DEPTH OF BEDROCK IS A MINIMUM OF 9M IN MIDDLE OF DEPOSIT. VOLUME IS IN EXCESS OF 296,000 M3. RECORDED GOLD VALUES WERE 0.024G/M3, BUT FIELD ESTIMATES WERE SEVERAL TIMES HIGHER. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-MAR-1995 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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