Alma Placer

The Alma Placer is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,950 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: Alma Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Idaho

Elevation: 3,950 Feet (1,204 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.8108, -115.53110

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Alma Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alma Placer
Secondary: Crooked River Placer
Secondary: Ramona
Secondary: Blue Moon
Secondary: Lux
Secondary: Riverside
Secondary: Mt. Carmel Black Sand
Secondary: Hi - Lo
Secondary: Vista
Secondary: Gold Point Claims


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Garnet


Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Tenmile 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: Nez Perce National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: W. G. Rape, Lester Strack


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: Clearwater Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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

Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Garnet
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Monazite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Feldspar


Comments

Comment (Location): Last 2 Mi Of Crooked River; Other Claims Extend Southward Up Crooked River


References

Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P.

Reference (Deposit): Stinson, M. C., 1950, Mineralogy Of The Heavy Minerals From Some Placers Of Central Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, Ms Thesis, 62 P.

Reference (Deposit): Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, The Dixie Placer District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48, 35 P.

Reference (Deposit): Beeder, J. R., 1958, The Bedrock Geology And Placer Deposits Of The Dixie District, Idaho County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M. S. Thesis, 50 P.

Reference (Production): Beeder, J. R., 1958, Univ. Of Idaho M.S. Thesis

Reference (Deposit): Msha Rpt Dated Aug 1981.


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