The Carrick Diggings Placer Mine is a gold mine located in Adams county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.1136, -116.56140
Map: View on Google Maps
Carrick Diggings Placer Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carrick Diggings Placer Mine
Secondary: Carrick Diggins
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Adams
District: Seven Devils 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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Underground
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: Seven Devils Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): Located 6 1/4 Mi E.N.E. Of Cuprum.
Comment (Production): Rumored To Have Produced Several Hundred Thousand Dollars In Early 1900'S.
Comment (Development): Gold Is Located In Angular Fragments Of White Quartz. The Source Of The Gravel Is Undiscovered.
References
Reference (Deposit): Cook. E. F., 1954, Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, 22 P
Reference (Deposit): 1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamp. 9
Reference (Production): Cook, E. F., 1954, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 97, 22 P.
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.
