Idaho · Clearwater County
Past Producer

Orofino Creek Placer

Clearwater County, Idaho, United States
Gold
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Description

Jack Lassier

Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
Geology
Host rockAlluvium · Alluvium
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1857
Identification
Deposit ID10106567
MRDS IDW013055
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates46.49987, -115.876
References
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.LINDGREN, W., 1904, A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE ACROSS THE BITTERROOT RANGE AND CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS IN MONTANA AND IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 27, 123 P.THOMSON, F.A., AND BALLARD, S.A., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD RESOURCES OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 7, 123 P.1904 RECON LINDGREN, W., PROF. PAPER 271924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 71940 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 54