Golden Rule Placer Mine

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

Name: Golden Rule Placer Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Idaho

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


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