Keyes Placer

The Keyes Placer is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,301 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: Keyes Placer
Secondary: Blue Bird
Secondary: Key Placer
Secondary: Bluebird

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Tenmile 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

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Keyes Placer Corp.

Owner Name: D. R. Brazington

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
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: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): At Head Of Gulch Tributary To Leggett Creek About 1.5 Mi N Of Fall Creek Station, Near Junction Of New York Road.

Comment (Geology): The Gravel Pebbles Are Angular And Subangular Quartz And Quartzite

References

Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P.

Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., And Metzger, O. H., 1938, Reconnaissance Of Placer Mining Districts In Idaho County, Idaho: USBM Inf. Circ. 7023, 93 P.

Reference (Production): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9

Reference (Deposit): Idaho Bureau Of Mines Pamphlet 40.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 7-91, 1991, Plate 1, No. 23, And P. 26.

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