Holmes Placer

The Holmes Placer is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,402 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: Holmes Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Idaho

Elevation: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.8325, -115.94170

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Holmes Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Holmes Placer
Secondary: Old Channel Placer
Secondary: Red Fir


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Castle Creek District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Owner Name: Holmes, A. S.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
Year First Production: 1929
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: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Development): Water Comes From Mill Creek Through A Flume And Ditch About .5 Mile Long. Gravel Is Shoveled Into A Sluice Box. ; Econ.Com: Gravel Has Run From 50 Cents To A Dollar A Yard

Comment (Location): .5 Mile Below Mouth Of Meadow Creek


References

Reference (Deposit): Reed, J. C., 1934, Gold-Bearing Gravel Of The Nezperce National Forest, Idaho County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 40, P. 2

Reference (Production): Reed, J. C., 1934, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 40


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