The Greenwalt Placer is a gold mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.8403, -115.25610
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Greenwalt Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Greenwalt Placer
Secondary: Black Warrior Placers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Black Warrior 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: Boise National Forest
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: Placer
Year First Production: 1925
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): 6 Claims
Comment (Location): At The Junction Of West Warrior Cr. And Black Warrior Cr.
References
Reference (Deposit): IBMG Mines & Prospects Of Hailey Quad, 1981, Hustedde.
Reference (Deposit): Ballard, S. M., 1928, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Rocky Bar Quadrangle: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 26, P. 4
Reference (Deposit): 1928 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 2
Reference (Production): Ballard, S. M., 1928, Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pam. 26, P. 40
Idaho Gold
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