| Deposit ID | 10105704 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014361 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Casino Creek Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.83343, 44.22769 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | 5.5 MI E OF STANLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Casino Lakes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Cloud Peaks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 010N | 014E | 04 | NW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Zirconium Critical | Tertiary |
| Garnet | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnet | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Sphene | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Result | AVG. AU SAMPLE VALUE: $0.008/C.Y. |
|---|---|
| Result | RANGE OF BLACK SAND CONCENTRATE 6.7 - 56.7 LB/C.Y. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||||
| Rock unit name | Alluvium-Sands, Gravels | ||||
| Rock description | Alluvium-Sands, Gravels | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| (1) | -114.83343, 44.22769 |
|---|
| Width | 30.48M |
|---|---|
| Depth to bottom | 7.62M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Stanley District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014361 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH1086 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160370179 | data consolidated into this record |
TSCHANZ, C.M., AND OTHERS, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES, IDAHO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT., 648 P
TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, USGS O.F. REPT., P. 626
1974 RECON TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, OPEN-FILE REPT
IBMG MINES & PROSPECTS OF THE CHALLIS QUAD, 1982, MITCHELL
VANNOY AND OTHERS, 1986, USGS BULL.1545E, P.467, PLATE 3, NO.12
CHOATE, 1962, IBMG PAMP.126, P.119-120
UMPLEBY AND LIVINGSTON, 1920, IBMG BULL.3, P.18
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 12 ACRES; EST. VOLUME 480000 CY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 29-JUN-1992 | Tuchek | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.