Roy Coles Placer

The Roy Coles Placer is a gold mine located in Bonneville county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,200 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

Name: Roy Coles Placer

State:  Idaho

County:  Bonneville

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 43.5972, -111.57390

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Roy Coles Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Roy Coles Placer
Secondary: Table Rock


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Bonneville
District: Antelope Flat Area


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain


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: $5 AU/CY FROM GRAVELS


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): About 7.5 - 8 Mi Upstream From Heise Along S Bank Snake River, Location Approximate

Comment (Workings): 160 Acres


References

Reference (Deposit): Savage, C. N., 1961, Geology And Mineral Resources Of Bonneville County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology County Rept. No. 5, 108 P

Reference (Deposit): 1961 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology County Rept. No.


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