The Newsome and Leggett Creek Placer is a silver and gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,324 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: 4,324 Feet (1,318 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.8358, -115.63060
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Newsome and Leggett Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Newsome and Leggett Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Tenmile District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Nez Perce National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
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: 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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVG AU CONTENT IN GRAVEL ABOUT 4 CENTS/CY
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 650,000 CY
References
Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P. J., AND REED, J. C., 1934, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ELK CITY, OROGRANDE, BUFFALO HUMP, AND TENMILE DISTRICTS, IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS CIRC. 9, 89 P
Reference (Deposit): 1934 RECON P. J. SHENON AND J. C. REED, CIRC.
Reference (Production): SHENON, P. J., AND REED, J. C., 1934, USGS CIRC. 9
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