Yates Occurrence

Occurrence in Idaho 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. Alteration
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071564
MRDS ID W015022
MAS/MILS ID 0160490266
Record type Site
Current site name Yates Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Barton, Yates-Barton

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.26956, 45.22798 (WGS84)
Elevation 2377
Relative position 7.5 MI NE OF BIG CREEK RS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Middle Fork Salmon(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)

Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 022N 010E 19,20,29,30 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Manganese Stains, Oxidation

Analytical data

Result ORE ASSAYED $5 - $50 AU/TON (1912)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.26956, 45.22798

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Brecciation

Ore body information

  • Dip 90 DEG
    Thickness 0.91M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ramey Ridge District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest
Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest

Comments on development

  • 13 Claims

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Bell, R. N., 1912 , Thirteenth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 191

  • Deposit

    1912 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Annual Rept

  • Deposit

    Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Mines Map Series Elk City Quadrangle 1981. 1911, P. 64-65.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.