| Deposit ID | 10071460 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014862 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160490216 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Warren Meadows Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | China Cut |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.70238, 45.28047 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1798 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MI. NW OF WARREN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Idaho(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Warren(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Salmon-Chamberlain(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Payette National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Idaho |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 022N | 006E | 03 | Idaho | |
| Boise | 023N | 006E | 27,34 | E2 (34) | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Garnet | Secondary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Zirconium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnet | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Model code | 56 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 17a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||||
| Rock description | Sand And Gravel;Belt Supergroup-Quartzite, Gneiss, Schist | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -115.70238, 45.28047 |
|---|
| Thickness | 6.1M |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1862 |
| District name | Warren District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Payette National Forest |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Idaho Gold Dredging Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 77.7HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014862 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_210 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160490216 | data consolidated into this record |
Minobras, 1975, Idaho Industrial Minerals: Minobras
Reed, J. C., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Warren Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45, 65p.
1937 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45
1968 Compile A. H. Koschmann And M. H. Bergendahl, Prof. Paper 610
U.S. Bureau Of Mines Ic 7023, 1938, P. 44-45, 76-79.
Items 8, 10, Reed, J. C., 1937, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45; Item 9, Minobras, 1975
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Duncan, Daniel G. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 06-JAN-1994 | Cather | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.