The Buffalo Hill Placer is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,278 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
Elevation: 4,278 Feet (1,304 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.8222, -115.47220
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Buffalo Hill Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buffalo Hill Placer
Secondary: Buffalo Gulch Mine
Secondary: Elk City Mine
Secondary: Elk City
Secondary: Buffalo Gulch Dredge
Secondary: Buffalo Gulch Project
Secondary: South Fork
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Elk City District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Glamis Gold Ltd.
Percent: 15.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1993
Owner Name: Bema
Percent: 85.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1993
Owner Name: Idaho Gold Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1993
Owner Name: Bema
Percent: 85.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1995
Owner Name: Idaho Consolidated Metals Corp. (Icmc)
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1997
Years: 1995 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Plant Type: Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant Subtype: Gravity
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Dredging
Milling Method: Gravity
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Coal
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): MINE IS 1.5 MI. WEST OF ELK CITY, JUST N. OF THE AMERICAN RIVER. MINE AND TAILINGS ARE INCLUDED IN THE BUFFALO GULCH PROJECT AREA. SEE BUFFALO GULCH MAS SEQ# 0160490049 FOR AREA DETAILS.
Comment (Deposit): 15 ACRES
References
Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P. J., AND REED, J. C., 1934, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ELK CITY, OROGRANDE, BUFFALO HUMP, AND TENMILE DISTRICTS, IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS CIRC. 9, 89 P
Reference (Deposit): 1934 RECON P. J. SHENON AND J. C. REED, CIRC.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 9, 1934, P. 47.
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL GUIDE, 1993/1994, P. 212.
Idaho Gold
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