Sheep Creek Mines

Past Producer in Lemhi county in Idaho, United States with commodity Gold

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Public Land Survey System information
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Land status
Links to other databases
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10242084
MAS/MILS ID	0160590530
Record type	Site
Current site name	Sheep Creek Mines

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Ore Body
Geographic coordinates:	-113.84621, 45.04349 (WGS84)
Elevation	2134

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lemhi(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sal Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salmon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lemhi(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	020 N	022 E	22	S2	Idaho

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1)	-113.84621, 45.04349	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Underground
Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Land status

Ownership category	National Forest
Area name	Salmon National Forest

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	0160590530
Idaho Geological Survey	Idaho Mines and Prospects	IMP	DI_138	http://www.idahogeology.org/

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	30-DEC-1996	Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)	U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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