The Golden Rule Placer Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,801 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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.2728, -115.83250
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Golden Rule Placer Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Rule Placer Mine
Secondary: Grouse Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
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
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: L. C. Winkler
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1865
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
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pleistocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRAVEL AVG. $0.12/C.Y
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1860'S
Comment (Production): Item 9 From Hillside And Old Channel, Item 10 From Old Stream Channel
Comment (Location): N. Side Secesh River At Mouth Of Grouse Creek
Comment (Development): Hydraulic Plant, 2 Mile Long Ditch
Comment (Workings): 2 Pits, Largest Pit 30 Ft. Deep; Total Of 1,750,000 C.Y. Material Sluiced - 500,000 C.Y. From Old Channel, 1,250,000 C.Y. From Hillside.
Comment (Geology): Both Side Hill And Old Channel Mined
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 (Production): Capps, S. R., 1940, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 52; Items 11, 12, Lorain, S. H., And Metzger, O. H., 1938, USBM Inf. Circ. 7023
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.
