Mine detail: Leesburg Group

Previously called 'Wards Gulch Placer'

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Location

Lat / long:

45.22429, -114.11263

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Ore:	Gold

Production

Operation type:	Placer
Deposit type:	Placer
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Belt Supergroup, Kinnikinic
Host type:	Gravel,Phyllite,Quartzite,Conglomerate

References

MRDS	W015040
MAS	160590723
DEP	10071575
Reference	{Deposit:: Lorain, S. H., And Metzger, O. H., 1939, Reconnaissance Of Placer Mining Districts In Lemhi County, Idaho: USBM Inf. Circ. 7082, 81 P.}{Deposit:: Koschmann, A. H., And Bergendahl, M. H., 1968, Principal Gold-Producing Districts Of The United States: USGS Prof. Paper 610, P. 136}{Deposit:: Elk City Quad, IBMG 1982 Map Series, V.E. Mitchell Et Al.}{Production:: Koschmann, A. H., And Bergendahl, M. H., 1968, USGS Prof. Paper 610. Lorain, S. H., And Metzger, O. H., 1939, USBM Inf. Circ. 7082.}
Reporter	Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat), Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)