Grimes Creek Placer

The Grimes Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,902 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: Grimes Creek Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Boise

Elevation: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.0042, -115.83080

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Grimes Creek Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Grimes Creek Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Grimes Pass District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Boise Basin Improvement Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
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

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Structure

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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

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): ON GRIMES CR. ABOVE GRIMES PASS


References

Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1913, FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1912

Reference (Deposit): 1913 COMPILE 14 TH ANN. REPT OF IDAHO MINING INDUSTRY, 191

Reference (Production): BELL, R. N., 1913, 14TH ANNUAL REPORT, IDAHO MINING INDUSTRY


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