Beaver Creek Basin Placer

The Beaver Creek Basin Placer is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,699 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: Beaver Creek Basin Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Idaho

Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.2297, -115.30060

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Beaver Creek Basin Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Beaver Creek Basin Placer
Secondary: Hand Camp


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Phosphorus-Phosphates


Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Ramey Ridge 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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
Discovery Year: 1895
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

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Orebody

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GOLD VALUES BASED ON $47.85/TOZ
Analytical Data: UP TO 1.4 CENT AU/CY AND AVG OF 4.65 LB BLACK SANDS/CY


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Apatite


Comments

Comment (Location): Area Along Beaver Creek Extending 1.5 Mi N And .5 Mi S From Confluence Of Hand Creek Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using GIS Overlay Analysis With USFS Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale.

Comment (Deposit): May Be 4 Million Cy Gravel In Basin

Comment (Commodity): Eight Test Pits Were Dug In The Immediate Area, And Two Others Were Dug 0.8 Kilometer Above And 1.2 Kilometers Below Mapped Area. Pits Averaged 2.0 M. In Depth; Gold Was Found From Top To Bottom; With A Maximum Of 1.8 Cents Gold Per Cubic Meter.


References

Reference (Deposit): Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1304, P. 118


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