The Joes Gulch Placer is a gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,299 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: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.2428, -114.90280
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Joes Gulch Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Joes Gulch Placer
Secondary: Lucky Strike
Secondary: Hot Stuff
Secondary: Hershey
Secondary: Joe's Gulch Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Zirconium
Tertiary: Garnet
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Stanley 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: Challis National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRAVELS YIELDED $3.60 OF 717 FINE GOLD/SQUARE YARD OF BEDROCK SURFACE.
Materials
Ore: Garnet
Ore: Sphene
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Monazite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Worked First By Drifting, Later By Hydraulicking. Lucky Strike and Hot Stuff Placers On Joes Gulch; 7 Acres.
Comment (Production): Value $70,000 - $80,000 At $20/Oz.; Item 8 Total From Lucky Strike and Hot Stuff Placers.
References
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): Umpleby, J. B., And Livingston, D. C., 1920, A Reconnaissance In South Central Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 3, 23 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1920 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 3
Reference (Deposit): 1974 Recon Tschanz, C. M., And Others, Open - File Rept.
Reference (Production): Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, USGS O. F. Rept., P. 625
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1545-E, 1986, P. 467.
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