The Valley Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,699 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: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.3158, -115.06220
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Valley Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Valley Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Zirconium
Tertiary: Garnet
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Stanley District
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: Challis 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: Placer
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVE AU SAMPLE VALUE $0.169/C.Y. WITH RANGE TRACE - $1.20/C.Y.
Analytical Data: 7.4 - 12.0 LB BLACK SAND CONCENTRATE/C.Y.
Materials
Ore: Garnet
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Sphene
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Monazite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 150 Acres; Est. Volume 10,000,000 Cy
Comment (Workings): 3 Holes
Comment (Location): Extends For At Least 2 Mi Upstream & 3 Mi Downstream
References
Reference (Production): Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, USGS Open - File Rept., 648 P.
Reference (Deposit): Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Counties, Idaho: USGS Open - File Rept., 648 P
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 9-92, 1992, P. 50-66.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1545-E, 1986, Table 37, P. 467; Map Nos. 1-3, Plate 3.
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