Oscar Nos. 1 - 3

Producer in Boise county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Zirconium, REE, Iron
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10108924
MRDS ID FS00191
Record type Site
Current site name Oscar Nos. 1 - 3

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.92179, 43.93599 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boise(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Placerville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boise-Mores(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Boise 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 Boise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 007N 004E 13 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Zirconium Critical Tertiary
REE Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Analytical data

Result FS MIN EXAM., 1961. PLUMB. ASSAY, BLACK AND DEASON, SALT LAKE CITY.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.92179, 43.93599

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Boise

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    US BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR RECONNAISSANCE OF PLACER MINING IN BOISE COUNTY IDAHO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TESTING ALSO DONE BY US BUREAU OF MINES DUPONT COMPANY AND M.W. WITHER

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Meier, M. Lorrie U.S. Forest Service

Beyond USGS

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