Vine Creek Placer

The Vine Creek Placer 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

Name: Vine Creek Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.61389, -113.97083

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Vine Creek Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Vine Creek Placer


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

Type: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: Harry Mitchell And Max Bauer


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
Year First Production: 1850
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

Not available


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 (Development): Work Done In Late 1800'S And In 1938.

Comment (Workings): Old Placer Workings Near Mouth And About 1.5 Mi Upstream. 50 Ft Bedrock Cut Dug In

Comment (Location): Exact Location Of Workings Unspecified ; Info From Land.St :(1978)

Comment (Development): Evidence Of Old Hand Workings That Reportedly Yielded Good Returns. In Summer Of 1938 Work Was Begun Again To Determine Value Of The Deposits.


References

Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., And Metzger, O. H., 1939, Reconnaissance Of Placer Mining Districts In Lemhi County, Idaho: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Inf. Circ. 7082, 81 P


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