The Jordan Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Owyhee county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,049 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: 5,049 Feet (1,539 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.98639, -116.87417
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Jordan Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jordan Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Owyhee
District: Jordan Valley - Silver City Area
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Owyhee 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
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): WORKED FROM BELOW DELAMAR TO ITS HEAD
Comment (Production): PRODUCED $427 OF AU IN 1931.
References
Reference (Production): GERRY, C. N., AND MILLER, T. H., 1934 , USBM MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1931 , PT. 1 METALS, P. 459 - 460
Reference (Deposit): GERRY, C. N., AND MILLER, T. H., 1934 , USBM MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1931 , PT. 1 METALS, P. 459 - 460
Idaho Gold
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