The Gold Fork-Little Valley Placers is a zirconium, ree, titanium, gold, and garnet mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,593 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
Elevation: 4,593 Feet (1,400 Meters)
Commodity: Zirconium, REE, Titanium, Gold, Garnet
Lat, Long: 44.7011, -116.02220
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Gold Fork-Little Valley Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Fork-Little Valley Placers
Secondary: Little Valley Placers
Secondary: Upper Gold Fork Placers
Secondary: Lower Gold Fork Placers
Secondary: Gold Fork Placer
Commodity
Primary: Zirconium
Primary: REE
Primary: Titanium
Primary: Gold
Primary: Garnet
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Long Valley 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
Type: Other
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Cascade Reservoir Controlled
Percent: 24.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: David Leader, Boise Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Frank Chroninger, Nampa Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Richard Mallory, Mccall Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: George Aquino Jr, Donnelly Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Jerry Carlton, Mccall Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Boise Cascade Corp.
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Waldo Emmerson, Nampa Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Kathleen And Winifred Riley, Donnelly Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Darry And Carolyn Halloway, Caldwell Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Eli Campbell, Boise Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Micheal And Marcia Ostyn, Nampa Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Eld Ranches, Mccall Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Floyd Loomis, Donnelly Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Jessen, Alvin
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Boise, Id
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: John And Beulah Pilcher, Boise Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Donald Coffin, Caldwell, Nj
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: New Jersey
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Thomas Or Bette Gates, Roy Wa
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Seaman, John
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Boise, Id
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Farl Kauffmann, Donnelly Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Glenn Loomis, Donnelly Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Brandt, John
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Nampa, Id
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Frankin Albert Loomis, Donnelly Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Mae Sims, Boise Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Delbert Gossi, Cascade Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: George Davis, Caldwell Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Vernon Points, Donnelly Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Rm Keyes, Donnelly Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Paul Kleint Jr., Donnelly Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: James Farmer, Donnelly Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Laurel Hansen, Donnelly Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: James Kiston And Herbert Yates, Donnelly Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: John Kantola, Donnelly Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Dale And Donna Johnson, Middleton Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Bert And Karen Jones, Lebanon Or
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Carl Roberts, Semivalley, Ca
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Clifford Isreal, La Habra Ca.
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Myron And Everett Loomis, Donnelly, Id
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: James And Racheal Stone, Buena Park, Ca
Percent: 2.00
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1981
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Dredging
Milling Method: Gravity
Discovery Year: 1880
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Gravel - Iron Stained
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 422 SAMPLES TAKEN: ILMENITE FRACTION RANGED FROM 1.82 - 13.84 LBS/C.Y
Materials
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Zircon
Gangue: Monazite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Sphene
Comments
Comment (Location): ALSO IN SECTIONS 25,26,AND 34 AND SECTION 30MTOWNSHIP 16N, RANGE 4 EAST. THE DEPOSIT IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF LONG VALLEY ABOUT 11 MILES NORTH OF CASCADE, IDAHO AND 100 MILES NORTH OF BOISE.
Comment (Workings): 31 HOLES, TOTAL OF 2050 FT. BEDROCK REACHED IN ONLY 3 HOLES: AT 100 FT, 61 FT, AND 140 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): STORCH, R. H., 1958, ILMENITE AND OTHER BLACK - SAND MINERALS IN THE GOLD FORK PLACER DEPOSIT, VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO: US BUR MINES REPT. INV 5395, 15 P
Reference (Deposit): 1950 RECON U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPT. INV. 5395.
Reference (Deposit): WETZEL, N., MAS PROPERTY FILE REPORT, GOLD FORK-LITTLE VALLEY PLACER DEPOSITS, SEPT, 1981.
Reference (Deposit): "MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE BAKER QUADRANGLE," IBMG, MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES V.E. MITCHELL, ET AL.
Reference (Deposit): 1956 DIREXPL US BUREAU OF MINES, REPT. INV. 5395.
Reference (Deposit): 1951 DIREXPL COSUMNES DREDGING CO., US BUR MINES REPT. INV. 5395
Reference (Deposit): KLINE, MH, AND STORCH, R.H., GOLD FORK PLACER AREAS, VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO, PROJECT REPORT NO., BM-SMIC-4602-12, APRIL 15, 1954.
Reference (Deposit): GRAY,E., IDAHO PROPERTY REALITY CO., BOISE IDAHO, ORAL COMMUN., AUGUST 1981.
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, L.C., DREDGING COSTS PROVIDED BY THE YUBA MANUFACTURE COMPANY, WRITTEN COMMUN. APRIL 9TH, 1964.
Idaho Gold
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