Bohannon Creek Placer

The Bohannon Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,902 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

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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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