Leesburg Group

The Leesburg Group is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,775 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

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Site Name

Primary: Leesburg Group
Secondary: Wards Gulch Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mackinaw 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.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Kirkpatrick, O. E.

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: 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: Holocene

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: NEARLY ALL GOLD CONCENTRATED IN 1 FT ON BEDROCK
Analytical Data: GRAVEL YIELDED $0.25/CY FROM PIT

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): Near Northern Edge Leesburg, Worked From Mouth Upstream

Comment (Production): $1,000,000 Value

Comment (Development): Flume 300 Ft Long ; Econ.Com: Large Boulders, Thick Overburden In Places

Comment (Workings): 1 Pit 15 Ft Deep

References

Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., And Metzger, O. H., 1939, Reconnaissance Of Placer Mining Districts In Lemhi County, Idaho: USBM Inf. Circ. 7082, 81 P.

Reference (Deposit): Koschmann, A. H., And Bergendahl, M. H., 1968, Principal Gold-Producing Districts Of The United States: USGS Prof. Paper 610, P. 136

Reference (Production): Koschmann, A. H., And Bergendahl, M. H., 1968, USGS Prof. Paper 610. Lorain, S. H., And Metzger, O. H., 1939, USBM Inf. Circ. 7082.

Reference (Deposit): Elk City Quad, IBMG 1982 Map Series, V.E. Mitchell Et Al.

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