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Woof’s favorite find
Goldfield Numbers 1 and 3
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 gem or collectible minerals (Gold, Silver) and 3 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 4 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as prospect for Copper. Minerals mentioned: Gold, Copper, Silver. Approx. location 46.028, -116.946. USGS record.
Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.
Field cards: what kind of sites?
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
Status not recorded.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
13 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
9 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
7 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
No individual minerals are listed in these records.
Commodities
Copper 11Gold 2Tungsten 1Marble 1Dimension 1Flagstone 1Lead 1Silver 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldfield Numbers 1 and 3 | Copper | — | Prospect | 46.028, -116.946 |
| Lode | Copper | — | Prospect | 46.042, -116.939 |
| Shovel Creek Lode | Copper | — | Prospect | 46.018, -116.957 |
| Mammoth Copper | Copper | — | Prospect | 46.057, -116.945 |
| Joseph Creek | Tungsten | — | Unknown | 46.052, -117.006 |
| Prospects No. 39 | Copper | — | Prospect | 46.035, -116.939 |
| Asotin Creek Quarry | Marble, Dimension | — | Past Producer | 46.301, -117.284 |
| Clarkston Placer | Gold | — | Past Producer | 46.422, -117.072 |
| Clarkston Quarry | Flagstone | — | Past Producer | 46.363, -117.069 |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper | — | Prospect | 46.044, -116.957 |
| Prospects No. 48 | Copper | — | Prospect | 46.009, -116.929 |
| Lime Hill Prospects | Lead | — | Prospect | 46.049, -116.950 |
| Apex | Silver | — | Past Producer | 46.032, -116.944 |
| Morning | Copper | — | Prospect | 46.020, -116.936 |
| Prospect No. 40 | Copper | — | Prospect | 46.033, -116.936 |
| Snake River Placers | Gold | — | Past Producer | 46.426, -117.165 |
| Evening | Copper | — | Prospect | 46.019, -116.939 |
| Warm Springs Group | Copper | — | Prospect | 46.013, -116.922 |
Nearby counties
Columbia County · Garfield County · Whitman County · Adams County · Franklin County
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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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