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Poorman Placer

Occurrence in Latah 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. 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. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10072120
MRDS ID W015975
Record type Site
Current site name Poorman Placer
Related records 10241433

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.58463, 46.96926 (WGS84)
Elevation 914
Relative position 16 MI NE OF POTLATCH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Latah(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sand Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Potlatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pullman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Palouse(hydrologic unit)

Lower Snake(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 Latah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 042N 002W 22 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Analytical data

Result ESTIMATED $1/YARD OVERALL IN AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Rock unit name Alluvium
    Rock description Alluvium
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.58463, 46.96926
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 3218.6M
    Width 15.24M
    Depth to top 3.66M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hoodoo District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Harold Behrens

Comments on the workings information

  • ESTIMATED 300 YDS/DAY WHEN IN OPERATION, USING 2 DRAG LINES, 1 DOZER, A SUMP PUMP, PORTABLE WASHING PLANT, RIFFLE AND AMALGAM PANS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: 12 FT OVERBURDEN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOTSON, J. C., 1955, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT 7, 3 P.

  • Deposit

    HUBBARD, C. R., 1957, MINERAL RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 2, P. 11

  • Deposit

    1955 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.

  • Deposit

    1957 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. 2

Reporter information

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

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