| Deposit ID | 10193642 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015399 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160850430 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | West Fork Monumental Creek Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Idaho Primitive Area. |
| Related records | 10071824 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.14675, 45.00348 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1780 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valley(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Center Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Warren(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
Payette 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 | Valley |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 019 N | 011 E | 08 | SWNWNW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -115.14675, 45.00348 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Payette National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160850430 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015399 | MAS references MRDS |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_963 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO; USGS BULLETIN
1304; 1973, P. 297-299 & 312-313.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SOURCE OF PLACER GOLD IS PROB. FROM CHALLIS VOLCANICS. PLACER COVERS 162 HECTARES AND GOLD VALUES RANGE FROM TRACE TO 1.8 CENTS/CUBIC METER, BASED ON $1.54/GRAM IN 1973. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.