Shotwell Placer

Occurrence in Okanogan 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041666
MRDS ID M056825
Record type Site
Current site name Shotwell Placer
Related records 10155924

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.68394, 48.03066 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bridgeport(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Omak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chief Joseph(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 029N 025E 10 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PRODUCED IN 1954 FROM CHIEF JOSEPH DAM AGGREGATE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.68394, 48.03066

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TERRACE

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-FEB-1975 Greene, Robert U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1985 Lawson, William A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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