| Deposit ID | 10055847 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00046 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Peshastin Creek Placers |
| Related records | 10048615 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.65811, 47.40565 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chelan(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blewett(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Wenatchee(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Chelan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 022N | 017E | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Sand and Gravel | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -120.65811, 47.40565 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Blewett |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00046 |
WDGER OFR 90-18.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1943, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 9, 63 P., 1 PL.
HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67P.
UNPUBLISHED INFORMATION: U.S. FOREST SERVICE, 1964, REPORT OF MINERAL EXAMINATION FOR CLAIMS ON PESHASTIN CREEK. THIS REPORT IS IN WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES FILE - "PESHASTIN
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIVISION FILES CONTAIN A MINERALS EXAMINATION REPORT PREPARED FOR AN APPLICATION TO PATENT PLACER CLAIMS IN SEC. 13, 22N, 17E. THIS PROPERTY IS NEAR THE MOUTH OF ALLEN CREEK, WHICH APPEARS TO BE THE SOUTHERN LIMIT OF PLACER GOLD ON PESHASTIN CREEK. THE CREEK DRAINS NORTHWARD PAST SEVERAL MINES BETWEEN ALLEN CREEK AND NEGRO CREEK. THIS IS THE APPARENT EXTENT OF FAVORABLE GROUND FOR PLACER DEPOSITS ON PESHASTIN CREEK. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1991 | Berger, Mary A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1992 | Frank, Dave | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.