Oro-Fino Placer

Past Producer in Clearwater 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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10265418
MAS/MILS ID 0160350155
Record type Site
Current site name Oro-Fino Placer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -115.54179, 46.58927 (WGS84)
Elevation 835
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clearwater(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Larch Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Headquarters(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hamilton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper North 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 Clearwater

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 038 N 007 E 35 SWSW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -115.54179, 46.58927

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Clearwater National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner International Oro-Fino Placer, Inc.
    ID 1001611
    Home office Pierce, Id
    Year 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT JUNE 1983

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-SEP-1986 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 09/28/1984
MSHA mine ID1001611
Mine name (MSHA)Oro-Fino Placer Incorporated
Current operatorInternational Oro-Fino Placer Inc
Current controller (parent)Wille Horst
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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