| Deposit ID | 10193081 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014030 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160590340 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Heatherington Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Heatherington's Hunter |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.7281, 44.8936 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1152 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Aparejo Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(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 | 018 N | 014 E | 15 | SESWSE | Idaho |
| Boise | 018 N | 15E | 17 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -114.7281, 44.8936 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Primitive Area |
|---|---|
| Area name | Idaho Primitive Area |
| 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 | 0160590340 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_860 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160590580 | data consolidated into this record |
Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho, USGS Bulletin 1304; 1973
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Placer covers 6.5 hectares and gold values range from trace to 21.5 cents/cubic meter based on $1.54/gram in 1973. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-OCT-1990 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Reporter | 28-JAN-1981 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.