The Fisher and Baumhoff Placers is a silver and gold mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,999 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
Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 43.8825, -115.91720
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Fisher and Baumhoff Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fisher and Baumhoff Placers
Secondary: Wharton Estate Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
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
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not 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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): BEDROCK IS CLAY, AU CONCENTRATED IN LOWEST 3 - 5 FT OF GRAVEL, 80 - 85% OF WHICH IS LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER. LARGEST MATERIAL IS 6 - 8 INCH BOULDERS
Comment (Location): 7 1/2 MI OF CREEK PLACERS ALONG GRIMES CR. GRANITE CR., WOLF CR.
Comment (Workings): WORKED BY 2 DREDGES IN THE 1930'S
References
Reference (Production): METZGER, O. H., 1938, US BUREAU OF MINES. INF. CIRC. 7028 P. 24.
Reference (Deposit): 1938 RECONN USBM INF. CIRC. 702
Reference (Deposit): METZGER, O. H. 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF PLACER MINING IN BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO, U. S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7028, P. 21
Idaho Gold
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