Upper Salmon River Placer Mine

The Upper Salmon River Placer Mine is a gold mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,300 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: Upper Salmon River Placer Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 43.9019, -114.81470

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Upper Salmon River Placer Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Upper Salmon River Placer Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Vienna District


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: Sawtooth National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1 - 46.5 LB. BLACK SAND CONCENTRATE/CU. YD.
Analytical Data: TR. AU


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Production): TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, USGS OPEN - FILE REPT.

Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES, IDAHO: USGS OPEN - FILE REPT., 648 P

Reference (Deposit): 1974 OTHER C. M. TSCHANZ AND OTHERS, OPEN - FILE REPT


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