Orofino Creek Placer

The Orofino Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Clearwater county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,799 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: Orofino Creek Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Clearwater

Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 46.5, -115.87500

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Orofino Creek Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Orofino Creek Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Clearwater
District: Pierce City District


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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1857
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: Clearwater Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene

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

Name: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 860 FINE


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): EXTENSIVE PLACER MINING HAS TAKEN PLACE ON OROFINO CREEK (22 MILES)


References

Reference (Deposit): 1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 7

Reference (Deposit): 1940 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 54

Reference (Deposit): STALEY, W. W., 1940, MINING ACTIVITY IN THE NORTH FORK OF THE CLEARWATER RIVER AREA: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 54, 6 P.

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., 1904, A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE ACROSS THE BITTERROOT RANGE AND CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS IN MONTANA AND IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 27, 123 P.

Reference (Deposit): THOMSON, F.A., AND BALLARD, S.A., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD RESOURCES OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 7, 123 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1904 RECON LINDGREN, W., PROF. PAPER 27


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