Leesburg Placer

Producer in Lemhi 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 10242158
MAS/MILS ID 0160590837
Record type Site
Current site name Leesburg Placer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -114.12653, 45.21739 (WGS84)
Elevation 1981
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jureano 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 022 N 020 E 20 NESE Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -114.12653, 45.21739

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Salmon National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Napias Mining Co.
    ID 1001574
    Home office Idaho

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALSO IN SEC 21.

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT AUG 1982

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-MAR-85 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 09/26/2005
MSHA mine ID1001574
Mine name (MSHA)Beartrack Mine
Current operatorMeridian Beartrack Company
Current controller (parent)Meridian Gold Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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