Goldfield

Occurrence in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, REE, Titanium
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022976
MRDS ID FS00588
MAS/MILS ID 0160490803
Record type Site
Current site name Goldfield

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.78988, 45.38177 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Johnson Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Salmon-Chamberlain(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Payette 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 024N 005E 25,36 N2 (36) Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
REE Critical Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result FS MIN EXAM 1958 PLUMB ASSAY 1958 BLACK AND DEASON SALT LAKE CITY

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.78988, 45.38177

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Meier, M. Lorrie U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 08-OCT-1993 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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