The Elk City is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,101 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: 4,101 Feet (1,250 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.8389, -115.48220
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Elk City MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Elk City
Secondary: Ericson Reef
Secondary: Elk City Mines Buffalo Gulch
Secondary: Buffalo Gulch
Secondary: Buffalo Gulch Mine
Secondary: Friday Group
Secondary: Buffalo Hill Placer 0160490059
Secondary: Buffalo Gulch Dredge Tailings
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Elk City District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Idaho Consolidated Metals Corp.
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1996 -
Owner Name: Glamis Gold Ltd
Percent: 15.00
Info Year: 1995
Owner Name: Idaho Gold Corp.
Percent: 85.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1995
Owner Name: Idaho Gold Corp.
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1988
Owner Name: Bema Gold Corp.
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1996 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Heap Leach-Agglomerate-Carbon Column-Electrowin
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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): PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE SAME AREA AS THE BUFFALO HILL PLACER MAS SEQ# 0160490059, ALSO OWNED BY ICMC. THE EXPLORATION ARES IS APPROXIMATELY 5 MINES MW OF ELK CITY, IDAHO, UP BUFFALO GULCH, 1 TO 2 MILES PAST THE DREDGE TAILINGS OF THE BUFFALO HILL PLACER (BUFFALO GULCH MINE) OPERATION.
Comment (Economic Factors): THE BUFFALO GULCH ORE BOBY WILL BE DEVELOPED FIRST.
Comment (Ownership): ICMS RECENTLY ACQUIRED PROPERTY (DEC. 96) FROM BEMA GOLD. BEMA CAN BUY BACK IN A 49% INTREST BY REIMBURSING IDAHO CONS. 115% OF PROPERTY COSTS.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RANDOL DID NOT GIVE A DATE OF RESERVES, HOWEVER, THEY ARE THE RESERVES AS ESTIMATED IN RANDOL IN 1994/95. DATE OF RESERVES POSSIBLY AS OF 12/31/94.
References
Reference (Ownership): IDAHO CONSOLIDATED METALS CORPORATION, NEWS RELEASE, #NR9612
Reference (Ownership): SEPT., 20, 1996.
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL GOLD DIRECTORY, 1988.
Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #48, NOV., 27, 1996, P9.
Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, PP. 44 (BEMA) & 132 (ICMC).
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHWESTERN PAYDIRT, N694, APRIL 1997, P12.
Reference (Ownership): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING
Reference (Ownership): COMPANIES, P196.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING
Reference (Reserve-Resource): COMPANIES, PP. 269, 270.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): SEPT., 20, 1996.
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