The Watson Mining Claims is a gold mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,677 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 7,677 Feet (2,340 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.0583, -115.40670
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Watson Mining Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Watson Mining Claims
Secondary: Palmetto Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED CLAIM IN 1982 OWNED BY THE MISSOURI-IDAHO SMELTING COMPANY. WEAKLY ALTERED, MOD FRACTURED, LIMONITE STAINED AND PARTLY SILICIFIED GRANODIORITE IS EXPOSED IN THE WORKING THE WORKINGS CONSIST OF A CAVED ADIT AND TRENCHING. USBM TOOK 12 SAMPLES, 9 SAMPLES HAD .32 TO 4.45 PPM AU 4 SAMPLES HAD 9.68 TO 12.9 PPM AG. 6 SAMPLES HAD .02 TO 23 % SB. THE AREA IS A GOOD DISSEMINATED AU TARGET.
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 64-85, 1985, P. 98-99.
Idaho Gold
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