Sandy Creek Placer

The Sandy Creek Placer is a silver and gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,701 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

Name: Sandy Creek Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 45.0511, -113.66080

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Sandy Creek Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sandy Creek Placer


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Pratt Creek District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

Name: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1957, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 112, 71 P.

Reference (Deposit): 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


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