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Elk City Mines Buffalo Gulch

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10289902
MAS/MILS ID 0160490929
Record type Site
Current site name Elk City Mines Buffalo Gulch
Alternate or previous names Elk City, Ericson Reef, Buffalo Gulch, Buffalo Gulch Mine, Friday Group, Buffalo Hill Placer 0160490059, Buffalo Gulch Dredge Tailings

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -115.48318, 45.83877 (WGS84)
Elevation 1250
Location accuracy 5000(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)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)

Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

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 21 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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Sedimentary rocks associated with flood basalts.
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Leach
Milling method Heap Leach-Agglomerate-Carbon Column-Electrowin

Mining district

District name Elk City District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Idaho Consolidated Metals Corp.
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1996
    First year 1996
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bema Gold Corp.
    Year 1996
    First year 1996
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Idaho Gold Corp.
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1988
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Idaho Gold Corp.
    Interest 85
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1995
    Last year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Glamis Gold Ltd
    Interest 15
    Year 1995
    Last year 1995

Comments on the ownership information

  • ICMS RECENTLY ACQUIRED PROPERTY (DEC. 96) FROM BEMA GOLD. BEMA CAN BUY BACK IN A 49% INTREST BY REIMBURSING IDAHO CONS. 115% OF PROPERTY COSTS.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Inferred 8346000mt ore
    Total resources 8346000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.86 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Inferred 3326000mt ore
    Total resources 3326000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.03 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RANDOL DID NOT GIVE A DATE OF RESERVES, HOWEVER, THEY ARE THE RESERVES AS ESTIMATED IN RANDOL IN 1994/95. DATE OF RESERVES POSSIBLY AS OF 12/31/94.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE BUFFALO GULCH ORE BOBY WILL BE DEVELOPED FIRST.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    IDAHO CONSOLIDATED METALS CORPORATION, NEWS RELEASE, #NR9612

  • Ownership

    SEPT., 20, 1996.

  • Ownership

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING

  • Ownership

    COMPANIES, P196.

  • Reserve-Resource

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING

  • Reserve-Resource

    COMPANIES, PP. 269, 270.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SEPT., 20, 1996.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL GOLD DIRECTORY, 1988.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #48, NOV., 27, 1996, P9.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, PP. 44 (BEMA) & 132 (ICMC).

  • Deposit

    SOUTHWESTERN PAYDIRT, N694, APRIL 1997, P12.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE SAME AREA AS THE BUFFALO HILL PLACER MAS SEQ# 0160490059, ALSO OWNED BY ICMC. THE EXPLORATION ARES IS APPROXIMATELY 5 MINES MW OF ELK CITY, IDAHO, UP BUFFALO GULCH, 1 TO 2 MILES PAST THE DREDGE TAILINGS OF THE BUFFALO HILL PLACER (BUFFALO GULCH MINE) OPERATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-JUN-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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