Boise Placer

The Boise Placer is a gold mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,196 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: Boise Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation: 4,196 Feet (1,279 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 42.6681, -113.33140

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Satelite image of the Boise Placer

Boise Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Boise Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine


Land Status

Land ownership: National Wilderness
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

Type: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain


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 (Location): PROPERTY IS IN MIDDLE OF LAKE WALCOTT


References

Reference (Deposit): IBMG MINES & PROSPECS OF THE POCATELLO QUAD, 1982, V.E.

Reference (Deposit): MITCHELL, ET AL; HILL, 1915, USGS B-620, PLATE 8


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