The Upper Owl Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,176 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: 3,176 Feet (968 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.3203, -114.44580
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Upper Owl Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Upper Owl Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Zirconium
Tertiary: Iron
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
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Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
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
Not available
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 ; Econ.Com: Gold Values Of Samples Of Low-Bench Gravel Averaged $0.38/C.Y.; 118500 Cubic Meters Of Overburden
Comment (Deposit): The Upper Owl Creek Placer Consists Of 4.25 Ha Of Bench Gravel Covered By Alluvial Fans. Volume Of Low Bench Gravel Is About 390,000 Cm, And Is Cover Ed By About 120,000 Cm Of Overburden. Gold Values Of Samples Of The Low Bench Gravel Averaged 0.154g/Cm. A Total Of 268,000 Cm Of Gravel Is Estimated To Be In A High Bench Whose Top Is About 30m Above The Present River Level ; 10.5 Acres; 10.5 Acres
Comment (Workings): Several Pits
Comment (Location): On Side Of Salmon R. Opposite Mouth Of Owl. Cr.
References
Reference (Deposit): Cater, F.W., Pinckney, D.M., and 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 Bulletin 1391-C, P 24-26
Reference (Production): Cater, F.W., Pinckney, D.M., and Stotelmeyer, R.B., 1975, USGS Bulletin 1391-C.
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