| Deposit ID | 60000946 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045477 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Pierce City District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.8007, 46.49097 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | PART OF PLACER AREA MAY LIE WITHIN CLEARWATER NATIONAL FOREST. ON OROFINO RIVER AND TRIBUATRIES. LOCATION GIVEN IS OROFINO CREEK AT PIERCE INFO FROM LAND.ST :01, 41, ACCURATE WITHIN DISTRICT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clearwater(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pierce(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Kooskia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hamilton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Clearwater(hydrologic unit)
Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Clearwater |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| (1) | -115.8007, 46.49097 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Discovery year | 1860 |
| Discoverer | Captain E.D. Pierce |
| District name | PIERCE CITY DISTRICT |
|---|
ROSS, C.P., 1941, THE METAL AND COAL MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO, WITH NOTES ON THE NONMETALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 57, P. 37
STALEY, W.W., 1946, GOLD IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 68, FIG. 16.
ANDERSON, A.L., 1930, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT OROFINO, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 34, P. 37.
SAVAGE, C.N., 1961A, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF CENTRAL IDAHO BLACKSAND PLACERS: ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 17, P. 141-148
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-75 | BLAIR, WILL N. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-90 | PETERSON, JOCELYN A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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