Elk City District

The Elk City District is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Elk City District
Secondary: Includes American Hill
Secondary: Buffalo Hill
Secondary: Tiernan Hill
Secondary: Cal-Idaho
Secondary: French Gulch Placers

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Niobium (Columbium)
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Uranium

Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: ELK CITY DISTRICT

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS
Info Year: 1960

Owner Name: NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS
Info Year: 1960

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: STREAM PLACER
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1861
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE

Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): LORAIN, S.H., AND METZGER, O.H., 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF PLACER MINING DISTRICTS IN IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7023, P. 17-24.

Reference (Deposit): ARMSTRONG, F.C., AND WEIS, P.L., 1957, URANIUM-BEARING MINERALS IN PLACER DEPOSITS OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY, IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1046-C, P. 25-36.

Reference (Deposit): FLAGG, A.L., 1913, THE ELK CITY MINING DISTRICT, IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO: TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS, V. 45, P. 113-122.

Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C.N., 1961, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF CENTRAL IDAHO BLACKSAND PLACERS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 17, P. 130-136.

Reference (Deposit): REED, J.C., 1934, GOLD-BEARING GRAVEL OF THE NEZPERCE NATIONAL FOREST, IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 40, P. 17-19.

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C.P., 1941, THE METAL AND COAL MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO, WITH NOTES ON THE NONMETALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 57, P. 55.

Reference (Deposit): REID, R.R., 1960, PLACER DEPOSITS OF THE ELK CITY REGION: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 121, 26 P.

Reference (Deposit): STALEY, W.W., 1946, GOLD IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 68, FIG. 16.

Reference (Deposit): HUBBARD, C.R., 1955, A SURVEY OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 105, P. 26.

Reference (Deposit): DAY, D.T., AND RICHARDS, R.H., 1906, USEFUL MINERALS IN THE BLACK SANDS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1197-1198.

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