The Buttercup Placer Group Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,050 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: 6,050 Feet (1,844 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.4931, -116.02610
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Buttercup Placer Group Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buttercup Placer Group Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Peat
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Florence 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: Nez Perce National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Jim Ward And Messrs. Hinckson And Bishop
Owner Name: Homestake Placers Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Peat
Comments
Comment (Location): Extends Down Sand Creek From The Mouth Of White Sand Creek.
Comment (Workings): Steam Shovel With Log Boom And Dragline, Floating Washing Plant, Small Caterpiller Tractor.
References
Reference (Deposit): Reed, John C., 1939, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Florence Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 46, 44 P
Reference (Production): Reed, J. C., 1939 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 46 , P. 35 .
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Grangeville Quad, Location No. 223
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