The Bessie Placer is a gold mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,150 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: 4,150 Feet (1,265 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.6642, -113.33940
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Bessie Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bessie Placer
Secondary: Hannah
Secondary: South Dakota No. 2
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Lake Walcott Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Snake River Plain
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Description: Quartzite Sand And Gravel
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Description: Quartzite Sand And Gravel
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGES 0.945 FINE AND APPROX. 1500 PARTICLES TO THE CENT (AT $35/OZ.).
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: PROPERTY CURRENTLY UNDER WATERS OF RESERVOIR (LAKE WALCOTT).
Comment (Location): ADJACENT TO BOISE AND DIAMOND BAR PLACERS, ON N. SIDE OF RIVER.
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, J. M., 1915, NOTES ON THE FINE GOLD OF SNAKE RIVER, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 620-L, P. 271-294
Reference (Deposit): 1915 COMPILE J.M. HILL, BULL. 620-
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.
