The Kirtley Creek Benches is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,000 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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.2181, -113.76470
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Kirtley Creek Benches MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kirtley Creek Benches
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Kirtley Creek 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: Placer
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: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): W. of Kirtley Creek ; Info from Land.St :(1978)
Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Hydraulic mining stopped because of conflict with agricultural interests. Test yielded about 50 cents/yd (1938).
References
Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., And Metzger, O. H., 1939, Reconnaissance Of Placer Mining Districts In Lemhi County, Idaho: U. S. Bureau Of Mines Inf. Circ. 7082, 81 P.
Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1913, Fourteenth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1912, P. 132.
Reference (Deposit): 1913 Compile Idaho Mine Inspector's Annual Report, 1912
Reference (Deposit): 1939 Recon U.S. Bureau Of Mines Inf. Circ. 7082
Reference (Deposit): Mines And Prospects Of The Dillon Quad, IBMG, Mines And Prospect Map Series, V E Mitchell, Et Al
Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, E.L., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 528, P 52
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