The Bohannon Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,902 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: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.1483, -113.71080
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Bohannon Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bohannon Creek Placer
Secondary: Bohannon Bar
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Eldorado 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
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Gustave Pabst
Owner Name: Bohannon Dredging Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1863
Discovery Year: 1863
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SOME PITS SHOWED 23 TO 25 CENTS/YARD
Analytical Data: GRAVELS AVERAGED 13 1/2 CENTS/YARD
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): 1913 AU PROD- $1700 ANNUALLY. TOTAL THRU 1913--$400,000. MENTIONED IN MIN RES US IN YEARS 1908-1917.
Comment (Development): CREEK BED WORKED BY CHINESE IN LATE 1800'S. ADJACENT BENCHES HYDRAULICKED 1895-1912, 1916-17. YUBA DREDGE PROCESSED 4-5000 CU YD/DAY WITH 6 CU FT BUCKETS FROM 1913-16. ; ECON.COM: GOLD FINENESS SAID TO BE 900. CONFLICT BETWEEN MINING AND AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS CONCERNING WATER RIGHTS AND STREAM POLLUTION
Comment (Workings): 3 BENCHES.
Comment (Location): BAR BETWEEN LEMHI RIVER AND BASE OF RANGE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)
Comment (Commodity): LOWER 2 TERRACES MOST PRODUCTIVE. AU WITHIN 5 FT. OF BEDROCK.
References
Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A. L., 1957, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 112, 71 P. {{ UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, USGS 528, 81 P. LORAIN, S.H., AND METZGER, O.H., 1939, USBM INF. CIRC. 7082, 81 P.
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BAKER QUADRANGLE, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 112, 71 P.
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): USGS BULL 528.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1914, FIFTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1913, P. 166.
Reference (Deposit): E AND M J, V103, N2, P.95-97
Reference (Deposit): USBM BULL 127, P. 209
Reference (Deposit): MIN RES OF US, 1908-17
Reference (Deposit): 1913 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY; BULL. 528
Reference (Deposit): 1914 COMPILE IDAHO MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1913
Reference (Deposit): 1939 RECON U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7082
Reference (Deposit): 1957 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 112
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