The Mccoy Creek Placer Ii is a gold mine located in Bonneville 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: 43.1433, -111.33190
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Mccoy Creek Placer Ii MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mccoy Creek Placer Ii
Secondary: Sage
Secondary: Janet
Secondary: Ken
Secondary: Hard Luck Groups
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonneville
District: Willow Creek - Caribou 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: Caribou National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mc Coy Creek Mutual Mining Association ( 1960 )
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Discovery Year: 1875
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Caribou Range
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: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAGE GROUP RAN ABOUT $ 6 AU/CY GRAVEL
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Development): 22 CLAIMS, INCLUDING THE SAGE, JANET, KEN, AND HARD LUCK
Comment (Location): CLAIMS LOCATED ALONG MCCOY CREEK; LOCATION APPROXIMATE
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1870'S
References
Reference (Production): SAVAGE, C. N., 1961, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. NO. 5
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNEVILLE COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. NO. 5, 108 P
Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. NO.
Idaho Gold
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