| Deposit ID | 10192883 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015110 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160490059 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buffalo Hill Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Buffalo Gulch Mine, Elk City Mine, Elk City, Buffalo Gulch Dredge, Buffalo Gulch Project, South Fork |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.47318, 45.82207 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1304 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.5 MI W OF ELK CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Idaho(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elk City(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
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Idaho |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 029 N | 008 E | 28 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Coal | ||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||
| |||
| Pit (1) | -115.47318, 45.82207 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Dredging |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Gravity |
| Milling method | Gravity |
| District name | Elk City District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Idaho Consolidated Metals Corp. (Icmc) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Idaho |
| Year | 1997 |
| First year | 1995 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bema |
| Interest | 85 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1995 |
| Last year | 1995 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Idaho Gold Corp. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Idaho |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bema |
| Interest | 85 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Glamis Gold Ltd. |
| Interest | 15 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 8400000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 8400000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160490059 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015110 | MAS references MRDS |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC__21 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 9, 1934, P. 47.
RANDOL GUIDE, 1993/1994, P. 212.
1934 RECON P. J. SHENON AND J. C. REED, CIRC.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 15 ACRES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 16-MAY-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Reporter | 01-OCT-74 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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