The Humbug (Ditch Creek) is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.5389, -113.99170
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Humbug (Ditch Creek) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Humbug (Ditch Creek)
Secondary: Bull O the Woods Placers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Gibbonsville District
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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1894
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Distal disseminated Ag-Au
Model Name: Placer Au
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): ON DITCH CR. AND LITTLE DITCH CR. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)
Comment (Development): 3 PATENTED CLAIMS TOTALLING 478 ACRES, MIN. SUR. 1120. RECENT OWNERS HARVESTED LARGE TIMBER VOLUME.
Comment (Deposit): ALLUVIUM IS GLACIAL OUTWASH ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): FOREST SERVICE FILES, D. W. PETERS, SALMON, ID
Idaho Gold
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