The Geary Placer is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,900 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: 2,900 Feet (884 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.8442, -116.01720
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Geary Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Geary Placer
Secondary: Big Cove
Secondary: Grizzley Flat Nos. 1 and 2
Secondary: Cove Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Castle Creek 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: Nez Perce National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Granite Creek Dredging Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Placer At Lower Edge Of A Sloping Bench, Composed Largely Of Columbia River Lava.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRAVEL ON BEDROCK RICH
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): Development Consists Of 2 Pits A Little More Than A Mile Apart; 600000 C.Y. Gravel Removed
Comment (Location): 750 Ft. Above S. Fk. Clearwater River, Bounded By Cove Creek On West And Bully Creek On East
References
Reference (Deposit): Reed, J. C., 1934, Gold-Bearing Gravel Of The Nezperce National Forest, Idaho County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 40, P. 23 - 24
Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., And Metzger, D. H., 1938, Reconnaissance Of Placer Mining Districts In Idaho County, Idaho: USBM Inf. Circ. 7023, 93 P.
Reference (Production): Reed, J. C., 1934, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 40
Idaho Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Idaho" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Idaho. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Idaho.
