The Gold Placer is a gold mine located in Ada county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,339 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: 2,339 Feet (713 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.1236, -116.28390
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Gold Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Ada
District: Swan Falls Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Mr. Cecil Rhodes, Boisef Idaho
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
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: APPROXIMATELY 5,000 PARTICLES TO ONE CENT (AT $35.00 PER OZ.)
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): REPORTED $10,000 WORTH OF GOLD PRODUCED BY CECIL RHODES . SOME PRODUCTION ALSO REPORTED IN 1941.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1958 OTHER ID. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. COUNTY REPT. NO.
Reference (Production): SAVAGE, C. N., 1958: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 3.
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1958, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ADA AND CANYON COUNTIES: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT NO. 3, P. 5
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.
