Erickson Reef

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10289783
MAS/MILS ID 0160490264
Record type Site
Current site name Erickson Reef
Alternate or previous names Iron Lode, Buffalo Gulch Mine - 0160490059

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -115.48518, 45.89597 (WGS84)
Elevation 1378
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lick Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South 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 Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 030 N 008 E 29 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 75
USGS model code 19c
Deposit model name Distal disseminated Ag-Au
Mark3 model number 18
Model code 56
USGS model code 17a
Deposit model name Placer Au

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -115.48518, 45.89597

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 Nez Perce National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Idaho Gold Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1993

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Indicated 2708100mt ore
    Demonstrated 2708100mt ore
    Total resources 2708100mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.7559 g/mt Gold Major 1986

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILES (WFOC).

  • Deposit

    RANDOL GUIDE, 1993/1994, P. 212.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-SEP-93 Spear, James M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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