Yankee Fork Placer

The Yankee Fork Placer is a gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 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

Name: Yankee Fork Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.3422, -114.72390

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Yankee Fork Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Yankee Fork Placer
Secondary: Snake River Mining Co. Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Yankee Fork 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: J. R. Simplot Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Idaho Batholith


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Electrum


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): ABOUT $10,000,000 AU REMAINING

Comment (Location): WORKINGS OCCUPY THE VALLEY OF YANKEE FORK FOR 5.5 MI. DOWNSTREAM OF JORDAN CREEK.

Comment (Production): $ 1,120,000 AU PRODUCED DURING 8 OF YEARS ABOVE

Comment (Development): MUCH OF THE GOLD IS STILL IN THE RIVER; NOT ALL OF THE "PAY STREAK" WAS FOLLOWED; AND MUCH OF THE GOLD WAS NOT COLLECTED BY THE DREDGE.

Comment (Workings): A LARGE DREDGE OPERATED IN 8 OF THE 13 YEARS FROM 1940 - 1952


References

Reference (Deposit): CHOATE, RAOUL, 1962, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STANLEY AREA: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 126, 120 P

Reference (Deposit): 1962 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 12

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-3, NO. 419, P. 205.


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