Tyson Placer

The Tyson Placer is a gold mine located in Benewah county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,900 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

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Site Name

Primary: Tyson Placer
Secondary: Tyson Consolidated
Secondary: Mammoth
Secondary: Gold Nugget

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tellurium

Location

State: Idaho
County: Benewah
District: Camas Cove District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Tyson Consolidated Min. And Mlg. Co

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Clearwater Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 60 CENTS TO $5 / PAN IN COARSE NATIVE GOLD

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): At Tyson Cr, Within .5 Mi Of State Land Which Includes Sec 35 And 36 , T 44 N, R 1 W

Comment (Development): 200 Acres

Comment (Deposit): Depth And Width Of Gravel Bed Given Above. Gold - Quartz Veins Up To 15 Ft Wide In The Area.

Comment (Location): Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 47-6-35N 116-26-33W (47.10972 -116.4425); UTM N5217300 E542300 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 043N;044N, RNG 001W;001W, Sect 03;34,35, Sect_fract .

References

Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1907 , Eighth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1906 , P. 87 - 8

Reference (Deposit): 1907 Compile Idaho Mine Inspector'S 8 Th Ann. Rept. For 190

Idaho Gold

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