The Three Mile Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,299 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: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.3108, -115.93560
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Three Mile Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Three Mile Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Garnet
Tertiary: REE
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Burgdorf 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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: R. M. Carrey
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Manganese Oxide Stains, Limonite
Rocks
Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pleistocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Garnet
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Corundum
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Location): Plotted At Mouth Of Three Mile Creek; About 1.25 Miles Downstream From Lake Creek Placers
Comment (Workings): 2 Pits - 82000 Cy Material Mined; 1 Pit 10 Ft Deep
Comment (Geology): Bedrock - Granite
References
Reference (Deposit): Capps, S. R., 1940, Gold Placers Of The Secesh Basin, Idaho County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 52, 43 P.
Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., And Metzger, O. H., 1938, Reconnaissance Of Placer Mining Districts In Idaho County, Idaho: USBM Inf. Circ. 7023, 93 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1938 Recon USBM Inf. Circ. 7023
Reference (Deposit): 1940 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 52
Reference (Production): Capps, S. R., 1940, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 52
Idaho Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Idaho" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Idaho. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Idaho.
