Jordan Creek Placer

The Jordan Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,401 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Jordan Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Garnet
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Zirconium

Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Yankee Fork

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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Jason Vaught

Owner Name: L. L. Anderson

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
Year First Production: 1873
Discovery Year: 1873
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: Salmon River Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Idaho Batholith

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Brannerite
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Garnet
Ore: Euxenite
Gangue: Augite
Gangue: Hornblende

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Deposit Extends 4.5 Miles Upstream (North) From Mouth

Comment (Commodity): Most of the Placer Ground On Jordan Creek Has Been Worked Once; Some Remaining Ground Is Rich.

Comment (Location): The Lower 1 1/4 Mi of Jordan Cr Was Drag-Lined 1948 - 1950

Comment (Production): Total Production Was Approximately $233,000 In 1948 - 1949

Comment (Workings): Mining In 1948 - 1950 Was By Drag-Line.

References

Reference (Deposit): 1975 Compile USBM, 1974 Mining Activity List

Reference (Production): Choate, Raoul, 1962, Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol., Pamphlet 126, P. 105

Reference (Deposit): Choate, Raoul, 1962, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Stanley Area: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 126, P. 105

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1975, Activity Of Idaho Mining Property, 1974, USBM, Boise, Idaho, 61 P.

Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1927 , Ore Deposits In The Tertiary Lava In The Salmon River Mountains, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 25 , 20 P.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-3, No. 466, P. 215.

Reference (Deposit): 1962 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 162

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