Tippie Placer

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Public Land Survey System information
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Land status
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10071604
MRDS ID	W015091
MAS/MILS ID	0160490026
Record type	Site
Current site name	Tippie Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-115.63428, 45.84627 (WGS84)
Elevation	1311
Relative position	4 MI NE OF GOLDEN (TOWN)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Golden(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	029N	007E	18		Idaho

Comments on the location information

In A Gulch Tributary To Newsome Creek About 1 Mi N Of The Newsome & Leggett Placer

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary
Silver	Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

In 1921, The Fineness Of The Au Was Reported As 0.860

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Rock unit name Gravel

Rock description Gravel

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
Rock unit name	Gravel
Rock description	Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-115.63428, 45.84627	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Placer
Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No
Year of first production	1902

Mining district

District name	Tenmile District

Land status

Ownership category	National Forest
Area name	Nez Perce National Forest

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner H. C. Howard, C. H. Whinery

Type	Operator
Owner	H. C. Howard, C. H. Whinery

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W015091
Idaho Geological Survey	Idaho Mines and Prospects	IMP	EC_485	http://www.idahogeology.org/
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	0160490026	data consolidated into this record

Bibliographic references

Deposit

Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P
Production

Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-OCT-1974	Miller, Pat J.	U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter	09-OCT-1990	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.