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Cal-Idaho 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071618
MRDS ID W015111
MAS/MILS ID 0160490060
Record type Site
Current site name Cal-Idaho Placer
Alternate or previous names Gold Hill

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.47288, 45.80847 (WGS84)
Elevation 1250
Relative position 2 MI SW OF ELK CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elk City(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 029N 008E 33 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • About 1 Mi S Of Buffalo Hill Placer, On Point Between Red And American Rivers

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result GRAVEL FROM ENTIRE 160 FT FACE AVG. $0.06/C.Y. WITH AT LEAST 90% OF TOTAL VALUES FROM FIRST FEW FT. ABOVE BEDROC

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Belt Supergroup
    Rock description Alluvium-Bluish Clay With Sandstone, Conglomerate & Gravel;Belt Supergroup-Augen Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.47288, 45.80847
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Economic information

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 Elk City District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner James Green
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cal-Idaho Mining Co. (T. Berry, Mgr.)

Comments on the production information

  • Ave Recovery 4 1/2 Cents/Cy.

Comments on development

  • Water For Operation From Kirk'S Fork In An 8 Mile Ditch; Undercurrents Were Used In Addition To Sluices ; Econ.Com: 1937 Direct Operating Cost 1.5 Cents/C.Y.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-DEC-1996 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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