The Whimpey Creek Placer is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,501 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: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.1128, -113.69000
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Whimpey Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Whimpey Creek Placer
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Pratt Creek 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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): 1.5 MI NE OF BAKER, ON BENCH 75 FT ABOVE CREEK LEVEL
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: LOW GRADE
Comment (Deposit): NO APPRECIABLE PLACERING HAS BEEN DONE DUE TO THE LOW GRADE, BUT THERE MAY BE RICHER GRAVEL BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME SOURCE AREA AS BOHANNON CR. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): LORAIN, S. H., AND METZGER, O. H., 1939, RECONNAISSANCE OF PLACER MINING DISTRICTS IN LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7082, 81 P
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