The Schissler Creek 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
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.3228, -115.72560
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Schissler Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Schissler Creek Placer
Secondary: Cook Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: L. A. Baker, Edna Hardy, Dick Slocum
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Surface
Year First Production: 1857
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: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRAVEL RUNS ABOUT $0.07 - $0.17 AU/YARD
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): 11 Unpatented Claims, 1000 Ft Long Ditch, 4-Inch Hydraulic Giant, Reservoirs ; Econ.Com: By July Schissler Creek Flow Not Great Enough To Supply Water For Continuous Operation
Comment (Workings): 1 Large Pit; 4000 Cy Sluiced
Comment (Geology): Pit On Bedrock
Comment (Production): In 1934 $2000 Of 800 Fine Gold Was Produced From 12,000 Cubic Yards Of Gravel.
Comment (Location): References Report This Prospect In Sec. 16. The Warren 7.5-Min. Topo Map Shows Tailings On Schissler Creek In Sec. 21. This Record Is Plotted On These Tailings.
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, 65 P
Reference (Production): Reed, J. C., 1937, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 45
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.
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