Elk City Placers

Occurrence in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodity Gold

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Public Land Survey System information
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Land status
Links to other databases
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10289927
MAS/MILS ID	0160490752
Record type	Site
Current site name	Elk City Placers

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Ore Body
Geographic coordinates:	-115.44068, 45.82547 (WGS84)
Elevation	1200
Location accuracy	10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elk City(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)

Geographic areas

Country	State	County
United States	Idaho	Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian	Township	Range	Section	Fraction	State
Boise	029 N	008 E	23	SESWSW	Idaho

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1)	-115.44068, 45.82547	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Placer
Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Discovery year	1981
Mining method	Alluvial Mining

Land status

Ownership category	Private

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	0160490752
Idaho Geological Survey	Idaho Mines and Prospects	IMP	EC__33	http://www.idahogeology.org/

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	02-JAN-1997	Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)	U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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