The Buck Placer is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.34191, -115.71670
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Buck Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buck Placer
Secondary: Houston Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Warren 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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: John Becker
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Surface
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: MATERIAL ON BEDROCK RICHER
Analytical Data: $0.02 AU/YARD
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): Between 35000 - 40000 Yards Of Gravel Washed In 1935 - 1937
Comment (Development): 8 Claims, 2 Miles Ditches, 2 Small Reservoirs, 1800 Ft. Hydraulic Pipe, 3 - Inch And 4 - Inch Hydraulic Giant
Comment (Workings): 2 Large Hydraulic Pits, Numerous Smaller Pits
Comment (Location): References Report His Prospect In The SE/4 Sec. 19. The Warren 7.5-Min. Topo Map Shows Tailings On An Unnamed Tributary Of Houston Creek In The NE/4 Sec. 19.
References
Reference (Deposit): Reed, J. C., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Warren Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45, 64 P
Reference (Production): Reed, J. C., 1937, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45
Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S.H., And Metzger, O.H., 1938, Reconnaissance Of Placer Mining Districts In Idaho County, Idaho: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Information Circular 7023
Idaho Gold
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