Wood River Placer No. 1

Unknown in Blaine 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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10216951
MRDS ID W013782
MAS/MILS ID 0160130455
Record type Site
Current site name Wood River Placer No. 1
Alternate or previous names Wood River Placer No.1
Related records 10105667

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -114.67202, 43.87989 (WGS84)
Elevation 2261
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Horton Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Wood(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth 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 Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006 N 015 E 04 SE Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Glacial deposits.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HAILEY QUAD, MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, 1981,

  • Deposit

    V.E. MITCHELL, ET. AL;

  • Deposit

    TSCHANZ AND OTHERS, 1974, USGS OFR NO.120

  • Deposit

    VANNOY AND OTHERS, 1986, USGS BULL.1545E, P.467, PL.3,NO.P34

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-OCT-1992 McHugh, Edward L. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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