Three Mile Creek Placer

The Three Mile Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,299 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

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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

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