| Deposit ID | 10266172 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015334 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160850415 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Hill Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Idaho Primitive Area. |
| Related records | 10071782 |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.37126, 45.17738 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1975 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Big Creek(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Valley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 021 N | 009 E | 09 | SWNENW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Trench (1) | -115.37126, 45.17738 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| 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 | 0160850415 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015334 | MAS references MRDS |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_886 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO, USGS BULLETIN
1304; 1973, P. 252.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SAMPLES FROM TRENCH WALLS CONTAINED A TRACE TO 0.34 GRAM GOLD PER METRIC TON. DEVELOPMENT WORK INDICATES PLACER WORK AS WELL AS LODE. PLACER SAMPLES CONTAINED FEW CENTS IN GOLD PER CUBIC METER. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-MAY-1995 | Winters, Dick | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.