The Miller Creek Placer Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,351 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: 5,351 Feet (1,631 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.545, -116.06330
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Miller Creek Placer Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Miller Creek Placer Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Eva Canfield And Jack Martin
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
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): All Of Tributaries Of Miller Creek Have Been Mined Entire Lengths.
Comment (Location): From Mouth Of Miller Creek In Slate Creek, To, And Several Places, Over, Miller Creek - Meadow Creek Divide.
References
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Grangeville Quad, Location No. 62
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
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