The Red Horse Placer is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,400 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.8078, -115.39720
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Red Horse Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Horse Placer
Secondary: Red Horse No. 1 and No. 2 Placer Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Elk City 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: C. T. Phillips
Owner Name: Mr. V. E. Anderson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
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: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): Red Horse No. 1 And 2 Staked In 1953
Comment (Deposit): 20 Acres
References
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 (Deposit): Reid, R. R., 1960, Placer Deposits Of The Elk City Region: Idaho Bur Mines And Geology Pamphlet 121, 26 P.
Reference (Deposit): Reid, R. R., 1957, Red Horse Placer: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept.
Reference (Production): Reid, R. R., 1960, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 121.
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.
