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Idaho Klondike Placer

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, REE, Titanium
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Mineral rights holdings
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089249
MRDS ID W015056
MAS/MILS ID 0160490473
Record type Site
Current site name Idaho Klondike Placer
Alternate or previous names Humboldt, Yukon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.81292, 45.33459 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Relative position 8 MI NW OF WARREN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

War Eagle 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 023N 005E 14, 15 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • High Bench On Sw Side California Creek, 13 Miles By Road From Burgdorf
  • Prospect Is Reported In Secs. 14 And 15. This Data Came From A U.S. Forest Service Mineral Examination In 1958. Additional Data May Be Available In The 2810 Files At Mccall, Id.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
REE Critical Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result GRAVEL IN CHANNEL CONTAINED $10 - $20/CY
Result FS MIN EXAM 1958 PLUMB ASSAY 1958 BLACK AND DEASON SALT LAKE CITY

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.81292, 45.33459
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 91.44M
    Width 15.24M
    Depth to bottom 2.13M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Buried Channel

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Marshall Lake District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Payette National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Idaho Klondike Mining Co.

Comments on the production information

  • $60000

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Lorain, S. H., And Metzger, O. H., 1938, Reconnaissance Of Placer Mining Districts In Idaho County, Idaho: USBM Inf. Circ. 7023, 93 P

  • Production

    Lorain, S. H., And Metzger, O. H., 1938, USBM Inf. Circ. 7023

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et Al., Mines And Prospects Of The Elk City Quad., IBMG Mines And Prospects Map Series

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Meier, M. Lorrie U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 04-NOV-1993 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

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