Lake Creek Placer

The Lake Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,199 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

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Site Name

Primary: Lake Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi

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.
Administrative Organization: Salmon National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Nelson, Herman
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1975

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): LAKE CREEK PLACER ON HOMESTEAD ENTRY SURVEY 426. VOLUME OF GRAVEL MATERIAL OF WHOLE DEPOSIT ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 2,700,000 M3. INSUFFICIENT DATA WERE OBTAINED TO ESTIMATE AMOUNTS OF GOLD PRESENT IN THE LAKE CREEK HIGH BENCH BECAUSE DEPTH TO BED- ROCK IS PROBABLY IN EXCESS OF 31 M AND DRILLING OR SHAFT SINKING WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR EVALUATION. MOST SAMPLES WERE SURFICAL AND REFLECT THE LEANER GRAVELS HIGHER IN THE SECTION. SOME RECONNAISSANCE SAMPLES SHOWED VALUES OF 0.020-0.186G/M3

References

Reference (Deposit): COUNTY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1391-C 1975. PG 31-34.

Reference (Deposit): STUDY AREA, CONTIGUOUS TO THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA, LEMHI

Reference (Deposit): MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CLEAR CREEK-UPPER BIG DEER CREEK

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