The Antonson Mining Co. Placer is a mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,799 feet.
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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: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 43.8225, -115.83472
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Antonson Mining Co. Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Antonson Mining Co. Placer
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Idaho City
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1937
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): S. SIDE OF MOORE'S CR, JUST S. OF IDAHO CITY
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL MILES OF DITCH, 400 FT OF FLUME, WORKED BY PIPING, 2 GIANTS WITH 3 - INCH NOZZLES
Comment (Deposit): CLAY BEDROCK SLOPES STEEPLY TOWARD MOORES CREEK.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1938 GEOLMAP USBM INF. CIRC 702
Reference (Deposit): METZGER, 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF PLACER MINING IN BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO, USBM INF. CIRC. 7028, P. 31
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