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Buckeye Placer

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071598
MRDS ID W015082
MAS/MILS ID 0160490187
Record type Site
Current site name Buckeye Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.63538, 45.89767 (WGS84)
Elevation 1280
Relative position .6 MI S OF TOWN OF NEWSOME

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pilot Knob(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(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 030N 007E 31 NW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • In Small Gulch Just W. Of Newsome Creek And About .5 Mi S Of Old Newsome Station

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Analytical data

Result EST $.06/CY AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock unit name Belt Supergroup
    Rock description Belt Supergroup-Gneiss;Sand, Clay, And Conglomerate Beds
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.63538, 45.89767
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 12.19M

Comments on the geologic information

  • Gneiss Trends N, Dips 45 Deg E. Alluvium Boulders Are Chiefly Quartzite, Quartz, And Gneiss, Subangular In Shape, And Less Than 1 Ft. In Diameter.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Tenmile District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Nez Perce National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 Acres, 125000 Cy

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 02-OCT-1991 McHugh, Edward L. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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