The Paddy Flat Placer Deposit is a ree mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,240 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 5,240 Feet (1,597 Meters)
Commodity: REE
Lat, Long: 44.7978, -115.96190
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Paddy Flat Placer Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Paddy Flat Placer Deposit
Secondary: Cosumnes Placer Deposit
Commodity
Primary: REE
Tertiary: Tantalum
Tertiary: Niobium (Columbium)
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: C. V. Loomis, George Denison, Raymond Carrey
Home Office: Weiser, Id.
Years: 1953 -
Owner Name: Cosumnes Gold Dredging Co., Inc.
Home Office: 465 California St., San Francisco, Ca
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: 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
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Monazite
Comments
Comment (Location): THE CLAIMS ROUGHLY COVER THE LOW GROUND COMPRISING PADDY FLAT. THEY CONFLICT WITH THE HALF MOON NO. 1 AND NO. 2 IN SECTION 34
Comment (Development): D.M.E.A. DOCKET NO. 2265 AND CONTRACT NO. IDM E351 (1953)
Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE D.M.E.A DOCKET NO. 2265 AND CONTRACT NO. IDM E 351 (1953) ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE WA
Idaho Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Idaho" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Idaho. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Idaho.
