The Arnett Creek Project is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,100 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: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.2264, -114.19640
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Arnett Creek Project MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arnett Creek Project
Secondary: Arnett Hardrock
Secondary: Arnett Placer
Secondary: Haidee Mine
Secondary: Little Chief Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: American Gold Resources
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1996
Owner Name: International Gold Resources Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1996
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Heap Leach-Electrowin
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Distal disseminated Ag-Au
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY COVERS APPROXIMATELY 3100 ACRES: 18 ACRES ARE LEASED PATENTED CLAIMS; THE REMAINING ARE UNPATENTED CLAIMS OF THE USFS.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ORE RESERVES ARE SURFACE MINEABLE AND APPEAR AMENABLE TO HEAP LEACHING. CORE MINEABLE 200,000 OZ AU. RESOURCE INVENTORY 386,000 OZ AU.
References
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING COMPANIES, P192.
Idaho Gold
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