Lake Creek Placer

The Lake Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,401 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: Lake Creek Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Idaho

Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.3267, -115.94360

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Lake Creek Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lake Creek Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Thorium


Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Burgdorf 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: Payette National Forest


Holdings

Type: Fee Ownership


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: R. M. Carrey

Owner Name: Lake Creek Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Surface
Year First Production: 1897
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: Salmon River Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): .25 Mile From E Side Lake Creek 4 Miles By Road N. Of Burgdorf

Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Could Be Mined Profitably Again With Modern Means

Comment (Workings): Excavations Total 560000 Cy

Comment (Geology): Deepest Pits (50 Ft) Failed To Reach Undecomposed Bedrock


References

Reference (Deposit): Capps, S. R., 1940, Gold Placers Of The Secesh Basin, Idaho County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 52, 43 P.

Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., And Metzger, O. H., 1938, Reconnaissance Of Placer Mining Districts In Idaho County, Idaho: USBM Inf. Circ. 7023, 93 P.

Reference (Production): Capps, S. R., 1940, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 52


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