Bessie Placer

The Bessie Placer is a gold mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,150 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: Bessie Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation: 4,150 Feet (1,265 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 42.6642, -113.33940

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Bessie Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bessie Placer
Secondary: Hannah
Secondary: South Dakota No. 2


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Lake Walcott Area


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Description: Quartzite Sand And Gravel
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene

Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Description: Quartzite Sand And Gravel
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGES 0.945 FINE AND APPROX. 1500 PARTICLES TO THE CENT (AT $35/OZ.).


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: PROPERTY CURRENTLY UNDER WATERS OF RESERVOIR (LAKE WALCOTT).

Comment (Location): ADJACENT TO BOISE AND DIAMOND BAR PLACERS, ON N. SIDE OF RIVER.


References

Reference (Deposit): HILL, J. M., 1915, NOTES ON THE FINE GOLD OF SNAKE RIVER, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 620-L, P. 271-294

Reference (Deposit): 1915 COMPILE J.M. HILL, BULL. 620-


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