Clear Creek Placer

The Clear Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,399 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

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Site Name

Primary: Clear Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Zirconium

Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Clear Creek - Upper Big Deer Creek Area

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Salmon National Forest

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: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River 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
Age Young: Holocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: MIDDLE OF GRAVEL SECTION AVG. $0.29/C.Y.
Analytical Data: BOTTOM 2.25 FT. AVG. $2.61/C.Y.
Analytical Data: MOST OF GRAVEL HAS AU CONTENT VALUE LESS THAN $0.01/C.Y.

Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Zircon

Comments

Comment (Commodity): GRAVEL CONTAINS BLACK SANDS

Comment (Production): SOME EVIDENCE OF PAST MINING ACTIVITIES

Comment (Development): WORK CONSISTED OF RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAPPING & GEOCHEMICAL SAMPLING

Comment (Deposit): HIGH-BENCH GRAVEL HAS VOLUME OF MORE THAN A MILLION CUBIC YDS. LOW-BENCH GRAVEL HAS SEVERAL MILLION CUBIC YARDS.

Comment (Workings): PIT, TRENCH, & RECONNAISSANCE SAMPLE USED FOR TESTING.

Comment (Deposit): CLEAR CREEK NO. 1 CLAIM WAS REPORTED TO EXIST IN 1961. REPORTED LOCATION DIFFERS FROM LOCATION WHERE A PIECE OF SLUICE BOX WAS FOUND IN RUINS OF AN OLD SHED. PROBABLY NO GOLD POTENTIAL.

References

Reference (Deposit): CATER, F.W., PINCKNEY, D.M. & STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CLEAR CREEK - UPPER BIG DEER CREEK AREA, CONTIGUOUS TO THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1391-C, P 37-3

Reference (Deposit): 1972 OTHER CATER, F.W. & PINCKNEY, D.M., BULL. 1391-C

Reference (Deposit): 1972 OTHER USBM, USGS BULL. 1391-C

Reference (Production): CATER, F.W., PINCKNEY, D.M., & STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1975, USGS BULL. 1391-C.

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