Activities in 'Idaho'

Beaver Creek and Prichard Creek watershed
description: Watershed-scale study of effects of historical mining
more information: Steve Box, GD, Spokane, WA; Dave Harper, BRD, Jackson, WY.
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Coeur d'Alene Life-Cycle Models
description: historic ore processing methods and periodic flooding of rivers have resulted in the dispersion of metal enriched sediment at least 150 miles downstream of the mining district.
more information: historic ore processing methods and periodic flooding of rivers have resulted in the dispersion of metal enriched sediment at least 150 miles downstream of the mining district.
Project URL:http://minerals.usgs.gov/west/projects/cdadel.shtml

Couer d'Alene Basin
description: Studies of the occurrence, quantity, and environmental characteristics of ore deposits and mining wastes in the Coeur d'Alene basin and of the fundamental processes that create, modify, and redistribute them.
more information: (S. Box, GD, MRP, Spokane, WA; Laurie Balistrieri, GD, MRP, Seattle, WA)
Project URL:http://minerals.usgs.gov/west/projects/cda.shtml

Coeur d'Alene Lake
description: Follow-up work to lake and river sediment trace-element geochemistry includes monitoring gaging stations to support DOI (USFWS) Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA) claims against mining companies.
more information: (Paul Woods, WRD, ID District) and
Project URL:http://water.usgs.gov/public/wid/html/id.html#heavy-element

Coeur d'Alene River
description: Evaluation of effects of mine wastes on aquatic resources
more information: (Dan Woodward, Aida Farag, BRD, Jackson, WY; William Brumbaugh, BRD, Columbia, MO)
Project URL:http://amli.usgs.gov/amli/reports/ofr98_297/woodward.html

Blackbird Mine
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Project URL:http://water.usgs.gov/public/wid/html/id.html#blackbird

Upper Salmon River Basin
description: On-going reconnaissance environmental geochemical study of numerous abandoned mines of various deposit types with Salmon-Challis National Forest and the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Publications to date: USGS Open-File Report 00-239, http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/ofr-00-0239/, USGS Open-File Report 02-010, http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of02-010/.
more information: Robert G. Eppinger, GD, MRP, Denver, CO, Brad Van Gosen, GD, MRP, Denver, CO, Jane Hammarstrom, GD, MRP, Denver, CO.
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