| Deposit ID | 10071832 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015412 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Groundhog Bar Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Fall Creek Bar Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.35319, 45.47544 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 701 |
| Relative position | 8 MI SE OF DIXIE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Idaho(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sheepeater Mountain(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)
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness 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 | 025N | 009E | 28 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Garnet | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | BLACK SANDS AVERAGE 2.5 LB/CY OF GRAVEL. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||
| Rock description | Alluvium-Sand And Gravel;Belt Supergroup-Quartzite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -115.35319, 45.47544 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Salmon River District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Payette National Forest |
| Ownership category | National Primitive Area |
| Area name | Idaho Primitive Area |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Forest Service |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015412 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_780 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
WEIS, P. L., SCHMITT, L. J., AND TUCHEK, E. T., 1972, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SALMON RIVER BREAKS PRIMITIVE AREA, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1353 - C, P. 55
CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P.
1970 RECON P. L. WEIS AND OTHERS, BULL. 1353 - C
1973 RECON F. W. CATER AND OTHERS, BULL. 1304
WEIS, P. L., SCHMITT, L. J., AND TUCHEK, E. T., 1972, USGS BULL. 1353 - C, P. 36
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 220,000 CY; 22 ACRES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Duncan, Daniel G. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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