| Deposit ID | 10193448 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160850118 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Palmetto Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Watson Mining Claims |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.40766, 45.05818 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2340 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Profile Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Payette 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 | Valley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 020 N | 009 E | 19 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -115.40766, 45.05818 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Payette National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160850118 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_388 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 64-85, 1985, P. 98-99.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PATENTED CLAIM IN 1982 OWNED BY THE MISSOURI-IDAHO SMELTING COMPANY. WEAKLY ALTERED, MOD FRACTURED, LIMONITE STAINED AND PARTLY SILICIFIED GRANODIORITE IS EXPOSED IN THE WORKING THE WORKINGS CONSIST OF A CAVED ADIT AND TRENCHING. USBM TOOK 12 SAMPLES, 9 SAMPLES HAD .32 TO 4.45 PPM AU 4 SAMPLES HAD 9.68 TO 12.9 PPM AG. 6 SAMPLES HAD .02 TO 23 % SB. THE AREA IS A GOOD DISSEMINATED AU TARGET. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-FEB-1994 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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