The Dovel Placer is a gold mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,220 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: 5,220 Feet (1,591 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.0644, -115.11560
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Dovel Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dovel Placer
Secondary: Monumental Creek Placers
Secondary: Idaho Primitive Area.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY LOCATION EXTENDS THROUGH T18N THRU T21N AND R10E TO R11E ALONG MONUMENTAL CREEK. SEVENTY SAMPLES WERE TAKEN FROM 30 SITES AND GOLD VALUES RANGED FROM A TRACE TO 8.89 CENTS PER CUBIC MT. AND AVERAGED LESS THAN 0.9 CENTS PER CUBIC MT. BASED ON 1973 PRICES OF $1.54 PER GRAM. DOVEL PLACER COVERS APPROX. 0.8 HECTARES.
References
Reference (Deposit): WFOC MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 016 085 0129.
Reference (Deposit): IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO,
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 1304; 1973, P. 103-107 & 312-313.
Idaho Gold
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