| Deposit ID | 10169171 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590850 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Yellowjacket Placers |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.50094, 45.08318 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2100 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hoodoo Meadows(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bighorn Crags(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis 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 | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 020 N | 017 E | 17 | SE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -114.50094, 45.08318 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590850 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC1032 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
REYNOLDS, J. R., 1954, YELLOWJACKET PLACER AREA:
UNPUBLISHED REPORT OF PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION BY THE
U.S. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF MINES, FOR THE
U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, 10 P.
HORN, M. C., AND OTHERS, 1985, APPRAISAL OF PLACER DEPOSITS
IN PART OF THE FRANK CHURCH-RIVER OF NO RETURN
WILDERNESS, IDAHO, IN MINERAL RESOURCES AND OCCURRENCES
WILDERNESS, CUSTER, IDAHO, LEMHI, AND VALLEY COUNTIES,
IDAHO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 64-85,
P. 182-184.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS PROPERTY COMPRISES ALL PLACER DEPOSITS SAMPLED FOR RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-OCT-1990 | Olson | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.