Chinamen Placer

The Chinamen Placer is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,850 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: Chinamen Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation: 6,850 Feet (2,088 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.2286, -114.11250

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Chinamen Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Chinamen Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mackinaw 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: Salmon National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: E. R. Denny, J. S. Gist, Mike Frakes


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
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 Unit
Age Young: Holocene

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: UPPER 24 FT. OF PIT CONTAINED 2 - 9 COLORS/PAN, LOWER 3 FT BARREN


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): MIDWAY BETWEEN CAMP CREEK AND WARD'S GULCH AT ELEV. OF 200 FT. ABOVE LEESBURG, JUST BELOW GOLD RIDGE LODE CLAIM

Comment (Workings): PIT 27 FT DEEP


References

Reference (Production): LORAIN, S. H., AND METZGER, O. H., 1939, USBM INF. CIRC. 7082

Reference (Deposit): LORAIN, S. H., AND METZGER, O. H., 1939, RECONNAISSANCE OF PLACER MINING DISTRICTS IN LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USBM INF. CIRC. 7082, 81 P

Reference (Deposit): 1939 RECON USBM INF. CIRC. 708


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