Buck Placer

The Buck Placer is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 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

Name: Buck Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Idaho

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


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