Ozark Mine

Past Producer in Clearwater county in Idaho, United States with commodity Gold
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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070303
MRDS ID W013138
Record type Site
Current site name Ozark Mine
Related records 10265481

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.7857, 46.48457 (WGS84)
Elevation 1061
Relative position 1 1/2 MI. E. OF PIERCE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clearwater(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pierce(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kooskia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hamilton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Clearwater

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 036N 005E 01 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.7857, 46.48457

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 30 - 45 DEG E
    Dip 75 DEG S.E.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pierce City District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Gaffney, John
    First year 1924

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 396.24M
    Overall depth 152.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 PARALLEL QUARTZ VEINS (500 FT APART) INTERSECT ANOTHER VEIN HERE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THOMSON, F. A., AND BALLARD, S. M., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD RESOURCES OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 7, P. 117.

  • Deposit

    BELL, R. N., 1906, SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1905, P.95.

  • Deposit

    1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL.

  • Production

    THOMSON, F.A., AND BALLARD, S.M., 1924, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 7, P. 117.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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