Horse Shoe Placer

The Horse Shoe Placer is a gold mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,199 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

Name: Horse Shoe Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Boise

Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.0514, -115.90330

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Horse Shoe Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Horse Shoe Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Boise Basin


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

Owner Name: W. T. Birdwell


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not 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: Sawtooth Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): 3 MI BELOW GRIMES PASS POWER PLANT ON S. SIDE OF RIVER

Comment (Production): 8 MONTHS OPERATION OVER 4 YEARS IN THE 1930S.

Comment (Workings): AU RECOVERED BY GROUND - SLUICING AND HAND SHOVELING INTO SLUICE BOXES.


References

Reference (Production): METZGER, O. H., 1938, US BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7028, P. 21.

Reference (Deposit): METZGER, O. H., 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF PLACER MINING IN BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO, U. S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7028, P. 21

Reference (Deposit): 1938 RECON USBM, INF. CIRC. 702


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