Comet Creek

Unknown in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodity Gold
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10193148
MAS/MILS ID 0160590142
Record type Site
Current site name Comet Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -113.94402, 45.33019 (WGS84)
Elevation 1463
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bird Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salmon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Salmon-Panther(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Lemhi

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 023 N 021 E 11 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -113.94402, 45.33019

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Salmon National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE

  • Deposit

    NORTH FORK QUADRANGLE, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUR.

  • Deposit

    MINES AND GEOL.. PAMPHLET 118, P. 79. NOTE: NO DESCRIPTION

  • Deposit

    OF PROPERTY OR COMMODITY GIVEN IN THIS REFERENCE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-FEB-89 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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