The Laughing Water Group is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,201 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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.2467, -115.89110
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Laughing Water Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Laughing Water Group
Secondary: Secesh - Ruby Placers
Secondary: Davis Mining Co.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Garnet
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Resort 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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Davis Mining Co.
Owner Name: E. F. Stratton, Lee Kessler
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
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
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pleistocene
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pleistocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A NUMBER OF PANS OF MATERIAL FROM BEDROCK SURFACE YIELDED AVG. $0.10 AU/PA
Materials
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Rutile
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Monazite
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Garnet
Gangue: Augite
Gangue: Andalusite
Gangue: Hornblende
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Feldspar
Comments
Comment (Development): 4.5 Mile Ditch, 5 - Inch Giant, 320 Ft Of 24 - Inch Sluice Boxes ; Econ.Com: Water Supply Inadequate During Middle And Late Summer
Comment (Reserve-Resource): 5,000,000 - 10,000,000 C.Y. Gravel
Comment (Location): On Ridge Between Secesh River And Lower Ruby Creek, And Opposite The Mouth Of Lake Creek
Comment (Geology): Puzzling Characteristic Of Glacial Deposits Is Presence Of Quartzite Boulders Although Basin From Which They Were Derived Is Composed Of Granitic Rocks.
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 (Production): Capps, S. R., 1940, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 52
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