Williams Creek Placer

The Williams Creek Placer is a gold and ree mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,749 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: Williams Creek Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 6,749 Feet (2,057 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, REE

Lat, Long: 44.0933, -114.83940

Map: View on Google Maps

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the Williams Creek Placer

Williams Creek Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Williams Creek Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: REE
Tertiary: Tantalum
Tertiary: Niobium (Columbium)
Tertiary: Titanium


Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Unorganized District; Williams Creek Placer


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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: White Cloud Peaks


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: USBM SAMPLES FOUND MONAZITE VALUES OF FROM 1 TO 4 LB/C.Y.
Analytical Data: RANDOM SAMPLES TAKEN FROM BOTH GOLD AND WILLIAMS CREEKS AVG. TRACE AU/C.Y. AND HAD A RANGE OF 1.0 - 46.5 LB BLACK SAND/C.Y., WITH AVG. OF 0.89 LB MONAZITE/C.Y., 3.5 LB ILMENITE/C.Y., 0.2 LB ZIRCON/C.Y., AND 0.34 LB NIOBIUM - TANTALUM/C.Y.. SAMPLES FROM USBM HOLES AND TRENCHES AVE 33 LB BLACK SAND/C.Y.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Development): See Gold Creek, No. 350

Comment (Reserve-Resource): 9.5 Million Yards of Gravel; Item 2 Estimate For Both Gold and Williams Creek.

Comment (Workings): Churn Drilling, Backhoeing - 32 Holes, 13 Trenches Total For Gold and Williams Creek

Comment (Deposit): 12524000 C.Y. Est. Volume By Tschanz For Both Gold Creek and Williams Creek Placers.


References

Reference (Deposit): Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Counties, Idaho: USGS Open-File Rept., 648 P.

Reference (Deposit): Williams, P. L., 1961, Glacial Geology Of Stanley Basin: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 123, 29 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1952 Direxpl USBM, USGS Open - File Report

Reference (Deposit): Vannoy & Others, 1986, USGS Bull. 1545e, P. 467, Pl. 3, No. P. 25


Idaho Gold

Where to Find Gold in Idaho

"Where to Find Gold in Idaho" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Idaho. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Idaho.