The Salmon Placer North is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,044 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: 2,044 Feet (623 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.3733, -115.51220
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Salmon Placer North MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Salmon Placer North
Secondary: Salmon River Placer Co.
Secondary: South Fork Placers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: South Fork Salmon River Addition
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Salmon River Placer Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GOLD VALUES BASED ON $47.85/TOZ
Analytical Data: TRACE TO 2.6 CENTS AU/CY
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Development): Econ.Com: 1.0 Lb Black Sands/Cy, Mostly Magnetite And Ilmenite
Comment (Deposit): Sample From Pits And Trenches On 1.2 Hectares Showed Gold Values From Trace To 3.4 Cents Per Cubic Meter. Gold Value Based On A Price Of $1.54 Per Gram. Estimated Volume Of Gravel Material On Site Is 611,680 Cubic Meters.
References
Reference (Deposit): Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1304, 431 P
Idaho Gold
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