The Snake Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Clearwater county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,750 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: 3,750 Feet (1,143 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.6092, -115.92530
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Snake Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Snake Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Kyanite
Tertiary: Garnet
Location
State: Idaho
County: Clearwater
District: Pierce City District
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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral 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: 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
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 3 COMPOSITE SAMPLES HAD LESS THAN 0.001 % BEO ( 1960
Materials
Ore: Kyanite
Ore: Andalusite
Ore: Garnet
Gangue: Mica
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): MEADOWS ARE AT HEAD OF MEADOWS CREEK AND NEAR CREST OF S-TRENDING RIDGE
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: DEMOCRAT MTN. AREA FAIRLY INACCESSIBLE
References
Reference (Deposit): 1940 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 54
Reference (Deposit): PATTEE, E.C., AND OTHERS, 1968 , BERYLLIUM RESOURCES OF IDAHO, WASHINGTON, MONTANA, AND OREGON: US BUR MINES REPT. INV. 7148 , P. 25 - 103
Reference (Deposit): STALEY, W. W., 1940, MINING ACTIVITY IN THE NORTH FORK OF THE CLEARWATER RIVER AREA: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 54, 6 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1960 GEOCHEM US BUR MINES, REPT. INV. 7148
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.
