| Deposit ID | 10070532 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013502 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590040 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Moose Creek Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Mullan Placer, McNutt |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.04398, 45.30795 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2027 |
| Relative position | 18 MILES NW OF SALMON, IDAHO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Napoleon Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bighorn Crags(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Salmon-Panther(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 023N | 020E | 11,12,13,24,25,36 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| Rock unit name | Alluvium-Gravels | ||
| Rock description | Alluvium-Gravels | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| (1) | -114.04398, 45.30795 |
|---|
| Thickness | 9.14M |
|---|---|
| Width | 822.96M |
| Depth to bottom | 6.1M |
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| Year of first production | 1896 |
| District name | Mackinaw District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Mullan |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013502 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC1152 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590040 | data consolidated into this record |
Hornbein, J., 1917, Eng. Mining Jour., V. 103, No. 2. Lorain, S.H., And Metzger, O.H., 1939, USBM Inf. Circ. 7082
Bergendahl, M. H., 1964, Mineral Resources - Gold, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1, P. 93 - 101.
Hornbein, J., 1917, Idaho Placer Operations: Eng. Mining Jour., V. 103, No. 2, P. 95 - 96.
Lorain, S.H., And Metzger, O.H., 1939, Reconnaissance Of Placer Mining Districts In Lemhi County, Idaho: USBM Inf. Circ. 7082, 81 P.
Sturm, F.H., 1954, General Geology Of Some Replacement Monazite Deposits In Lemhi County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho M.S. Thesis, 63 P.
Umpleby, J.B., 1913, Geology and ore deposits of Lemhi County, Idaho; USGS Bulletin 528, 182 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | About 200 Acres; Gold Occurs Largely In Lower 12 Inches Of Gravels And Upper 18 Inches Of Bedrock |
| Deposit | Power Obtained From Coal Mined Below Auriferous Gravel. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1977 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 13-OCT-1990 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.