The Hand Meadows Placer is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,500 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: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.2789, -115.27220
Map: View on Google Maps
Hand Meadows Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hand Meadows Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Rhenium
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Zirconium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Ramey Ridge 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ILMENITE FRACTION AVG 25% TIO2
Analytical Data: AVG BLACK SANDS 3.0 LB/CY
Analytical Data: UP TO TRACE OF AU
Materials
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Allanite
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Commodity): Samples Taken From Ten Sites Produced Gold Values From Trace To 0.4 Cents Per Cubic Meter.
Comment (Deposit): 216 Acres; 6,970,000 Cy
References
Reference (Deposit): Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1304, P. 142
Reference (Deposit): Elk City Quad, IBMG Mines And Prospects Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al.
Idaho Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Idaho" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Idaho. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Idaho.
