The White Sand Creek Placer Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,050 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: 6,050 Feet (1,844 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.4953, -116.04080
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White Sand Creek Placer Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: White Sand Creek Placer Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Florence 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Otto Egloff And Jack Hardin
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
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
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): Valley And Tributaries Mined Extensively.
Comment (Development): Drag Line Operation On White Sand Creek Near Mouth Of Healy Creek, 1936 ; Econ.Com: Peat Cover At Heads Of Branches
References
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Grangeville Quad, Location No. 220
Reference (Deposit): Reed, John C., 1939, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Florence Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 46, 44 P
Reference (Deposit): 1936 Direxpl Egloff And Hardin - Drag Line Operation
Reference (Deposit): 1936 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamphlet 46
Idaho Gold
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