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Geary Placer

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, 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. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071307
MRDS ID W014633
MAS/MILS ID 0160490476
Record type Site
Current site name Geary Placer
Alternate or previous names Big Cove, Grizzley Flat Nos. 1 and 2, Cove Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.0182, 45.84407 (WGS84)
Elevation 884
Relative position 7 MILES SE OF GRANGEVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goodwin Meadows(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nez Perce-Clearwater 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 029N 003E 24,13 SE (13) Idaho
Boise 029N 004E 18,19 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 750 Ft. Above S. Fk. Clearwater River, Bounded By Cove Creek On West And Bully Creek On East

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Analytical data

Result GRAVEL ON BEDROCK RICH

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock unit name Sand And Gravel
    Rock description Sand And Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.0182, 45.84407
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Placer At Lower Edge Of A Sloping Bench, Composed Largely Of Columbia River Lava.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedrock

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Castle Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Nez Perce National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Granite Creek Dredging Co.

Comments on the workings information

  • Development Consists Of 2 Pits A Little More Than A Mile Apart; 600000 C.Y. Gravel Removed

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Reed, J. C., 1934, Gold-Bearing Gravel Of The Nezperce National Forest, Idaho County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 40, P. 23 - 24

  • Production

    Reed, J. C., 1934, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 40

  • Deposit

    Lorain, S. H., And Metzger, D. H., 1938, Reconnaissance Of Placer Mining Districts In Idaho County, Idaho: USBM Inf. Circ. 7023, 93 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1976 Duncan, Daniel G. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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