The Placer Creek Prospect is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,599 feet.
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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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.4319, -115.89390
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Placer Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Placer Creek Prospect
Secondary: Silver Plate
Secondary: Silver Nest
Secondary: Horn
Secondary: Just Right and Mark Groups
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene 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: Coeur d'Alene National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Placer Creek Min. Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Placer Creek Fault To North And Big Creek Fault Near, Or On, The Property.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): 108 CLAIMS (UNPATENTED)
Comment (Workings): OLD TUNNEL
Comment (Location): PIONEER MINES TO THE S, EVOLUTION TO THE W, DAY AND SILVER BUCKLE TO THE N, FLOJODO TO THE E.
References
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 107
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, FEB. 20 , 1968 ; MAY 11 , 1972
Idaho Gold
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