Musselshell Placers

Prospect in Clearwater county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Thorium
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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10265496
MAS/MILS ID 0160350154
Record type Site
Current site name Musselshell Placers

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -115.7413, 46.35847 (WGS84)
Elevation 971
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clearwater(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Musselshell(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kooskia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hamilton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nez Perce-Clearwater 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 Clearwater

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 035 N 006 E 20 W2 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Thorium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -115.7413, 46.35847

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Clearwater National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Roeben, Al And Steadman, Frank
    Interest 100
    Home office Headquarters, Id
    Year 1950

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STORCH,R.H.,1950,GENERAL REPORT ON THE MIDDLE FORK OF THE

  • Deposit

    CLEARWATER AND THE MUSSELSHELL AND GOLD CREEK AREAS,

  • Deposit

    S.M.I. BRANCH, U.S. BUREUA OF MINES, 5P. 1MAP

  • Deposit

    PLACER DEPOSITS EXTEND FROM POR SW 3.2KM TO SEC25 T35N R5E,

  • Deposit

    AND NE 11.2KM TO SEC27 T36N R6E ALONG MUSSELSHELL CREEK;

  • Deposit

    ALSO 4.8KM NE TO SEC4 T35N R6E ALONG GOLD CREEK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-OCT-1990 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.