Dodge Placer North

The Dodge Placer North is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,100 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: Dodge Placer North  

State:  Idaho

County:  Idaho

Elevation: 2,100 Feet (640 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.36139, -115.52000

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Dodge Placer North MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dodge Placer North
Secondary: Salmon River Placer Co.
Secondary: South Fork Placers


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: South Fork Salmon River Addition


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: Payette National Forest


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: Prospect
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
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: Salmon River Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GOLD VALUES BASED ON $47.85/TOZ
Analytical Data: TRACE TO 10.3 CENTS AU/CY


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Development): Econ.Com: 3.1 Lb Black Sands/Cy

Comment (Deposit): 7 Acres, 169000 Cy

Comment (Commodity): Samples Were Taken From Pits And Trenches On 2.8 Hectares And Showed Gold Values From Trace To 13.5 Cents Per Cubic Meter. Gold Value Based On A Price Of $1.54 Per Gram. Estimated Volume Of Gravel Material On Site Is 129,217 Cubic Meters.


References

Reference (Deposit): Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1304, 431 P


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