Clearwater River Placers

The Clearwater River Placers is a gold mine located in Clearwater county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,001 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: Clearwater River Placers

State:  Idaho

County:  Clearwater

Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 46.7722, -115.48830

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Clearwater River Placers MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Clearwater River Placers


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Clearwater


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: Clearwater National Forest


Holdings

Type: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): HAMILTON QUAD, LOCATION NO. 29

Reference (Deposit): STALEY, 1940, IBMG P-54.

Reference (Deposit): V.E. MITCHELL, ET. AL; MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, 1981,


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