Mine detail: North Fork, Clearwater River

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 46.50266, -116.31462

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
Ore: Garnet, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite
Orebody form: STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stream Placer
Production size: Small
Development status: Producer

Geology

Host type:Gravel
Tectonic:Rocky Mountains-Columbia Plateau Boundary

References

MRDSM045487
DEP10109545
Reference{Deposit:: DAY, D.T., AND RICHARDS, R.H., 1906, USEFUL MINERALS IN THE BLACK SANDS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1200-1201.}{Deposit:: STALEY, W.W., 1940, MINING ACTIVITY IN THE NORTH FORK OF THE CLEARWATER RIVER AREA: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 54, 6 P.}{Deposit:: ANDERSON, A.L., 1930, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT OROFINO, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 34, P. 37-38.}{Deposit:: SAVAGE, C.N., 1961, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF CENTRAL IDAHO BLACKSAND PLACERS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 17, P. 141-148.}
ReporterPeterson, Jocelyn A., Blair, Will N.