Upper Siegal Creek Mine No. 3

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10144442
MAS/MILS ID 0160490736
Record type Site
Current site name Upper Siegal Creek Mine No. 3

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -115.32517, 45.80127 (WGS84)
Elevation 1426
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Black Hawk Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 029 N 009 E 35 NE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • SEC. 35; T29N; R9E; UP SIEGAL CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -115.32517, 45.80127

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Nez Perce National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Lloyd E. Cochram
    ID 1001491
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPORT DATED AUGUST 1980.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-MAR-1985 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 10/01/1983
MSHA mine ID1001491
Mine name (MSHA)Upper Siegal Creek Mine #3
Current operatorLloyd E Cochran
Current controller (parent)Cochran Lloyd E
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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