Gold Occurrence

Prospect in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10290079
MAS/MILS ID 0160370831
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -115.15875, 44.58098 (WGS84)
Elevation 2620
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Soldier Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pistol Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 014 N 011 E 05 SWNW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -115.15875, 44.58098

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY WAS VISITED IN 1982 BY USBM RIVER OF NO RETURN (WILDERNESS) CREW. 2 SAMPLES WERE TAKEN, WRL 85-86. SEE MINERAL PROPERTY FILE FOR SAMPLE TAGS AND LOCATION MAP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-JUL-1992 Leszcykowski, Andrew M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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