Ninemile

Occurrence in Ferry county in Washington, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041138
MRDS ID M056070
Record type Site
Current site name Ninemile
Related records 10180514

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.39833, 48.01568 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR MOUTH OF LITTLE NINE MILE CK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ferry(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ninemile Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nespelem(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area(National Recreation Area)

National Recreation Area NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Ferry

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
29N 35E 16 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INUNDATED BY FDR LAKE

Analytical data

Result 40?/CU. YD

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.39833, 48.01568

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.91M
    Length 1219.2M
    Width 60.96M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • 2 Terraces, 30 And 100 Ft Above Columbia R.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1974 Greene, Robert U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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