To apply for a dredging permit: Go to the Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR). They have the permits on hand when you go into their office. The cost is $10 for residents and $30 for non-residents. ... Idaho Gold Mining is registered as the only supplier of "Proline Mining Equipment" products in the state of Idaho. Unfortunately ...
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The discovery of gold at Pritchard Creek in Murray, Idaho was considered the last gold rush in the lower-48 states. Gold was primarily found by placer mining, and many large gold nuggets were found in Murray. ...
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Gold dredging posed less financial risk and fewer failures than other types of mining. By drilling test holes to bedrock, a capable engineer could calculate with reasonable accuracy the amount of gold per cubic yard in a field before any outlay was made for capital equipment. The chances of recovery after that were good . . .
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Yankee Fork Gold Dredge/Sunbeam Dam Near Custer and Bonanza is the Yankee Fork Gold Dredge, a 988-ton monster barge that searched the gravels of the Yankee Fork for gold as recently as 1952. During its operation it mined 6,330,000 cubic yards of stream gravel, leaving behind 5 miles of dredge tailings and recovering an estimated …
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Activity continued on a limited scale with something of a revival during the depression after the Featherville dredge on Feather River had recovered 33,000 ounces of gold between 1922 and 1927. Overall, the placer gold recovered from these gulches around Bear Creek was estimated to be $2,000,000 (averaging a $20/ounce) would be over 100,000 ...
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Frequently Asked Questions Does the Idaho Dredge and Placer Mining Protection Act apply to suction dredges? Only those larger than 8-inch diameter intake. The rest are regulated on the beds of navigable rivers by the Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) and the Idaho Department of Lands. Does the Act apply to patented …
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The Yankee Fork Gold Dredge is one of the best historical gold dredges in existence today and definitely worth a visit. ... Gold Dredge was converted into a tourist attraction where you can come and learn about the history of gold mining in Idaho. The Yankee Fork Gold Dredge association began offering both guided and self-guiding …
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Dredge and placer mining is the extraction of minerals containing particles of gold or other valuable minerals, using suction dredges with a nozzle eight inches in …
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A History of Gold Dredging in Idaho tells the story of a revolution in placer mining—and its subsequent impact on the state of Idaho—from its inception in the early 1880s until its demise in the early 1960s. Idaho was the nation's fourth-leading producer of dredged gold after 1910 and therefore provides an excellent lens through which to …
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The creek about 5 miles downstream passes by historic Pioneerville and mountains of dredge pilings from the old dredge work done on the lower portion of Clear Creek. This portion of Clear Creek is nestled amongst narrow forested valley walls which prevented old time miners from dredging in this area leaving the creek virtually untouched.
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Land of the Yankee Fork has several interesting historical sites including the Challis Bison Kill site, the ghost towns of Custer, Bayhorse and Bonanza, and the Yankee Fork Gold Dredge, and now, …
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Overview Dredge and placer mining is the extraction of minerals from an alluvial or glacial deposit, usually sand and gravel, containing particles of gold or other valuable minerals. A placer deposit can be in a natural watercourse or an ancient river channel high above a stream. The Idaho Placer and Dredge Mining Protection Act was […]
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Yukon Gold Dredge near Murray, Idaho Creator: R.A. Standow Date Created (Archival Standard): undated Description: View of the Yukon Gold Dredge near Murray, Idaho. Subjects: mining dredge buildings (structures) trees Location: Murray, Idaho Latitude: 47.62784316 Longitude:-115.8585414 Source:
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A History of Gold Dredging in Idaho tells the story of a revolution in placer mining—and its subsequent impact on the state of Idaho—from its inception in the early 1880s until its demise in the early 1960s. Idaho was the nation's fourth-leading producer of dredged gold after 1910 and therefore provides an excellent lens through which to observe the …
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Gold Mining in Idaho: Then & Now Before Idaho became synonymous with potato farming, it was a mecca for gold mining. Now,... Cart; Login. Register; Toggle navigation. Login. Register; Cart. Learn. Publications; Frequently Asked Questions ... The Burroughs Dredge was the first, built at the mouth of the Raft River in 1892. The …
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Elk Creek is one of the prominent gold bearing drainages known for its history, incredible yields with an open dredging season that miners constantly search for. Elk Creek is also large enough to sustain a 5″ dredge through the mining season. As you can see from a day dredging a 5′ x 5′ hole, Elk Creek is rich with potential.
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Yankee Fork Gold Dredge is one of the best preserved gold dredges in the United States. This gold dredge is located in the central mountains of Idaho on the Yankee Fork River, a tributary of the beautiful …
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If a miner has a recreational dredging permit issued by IDWR they do not need an additional permit from the Idaho Department of Lands to mine in a navigable stream. Recreational mining also requires a permit from the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. Streams on Idaho endowment land may require an exploration …
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The bulk of the town's mining activity seems to be from the dredging operation that took place between 1922 and 1927 when over 30,000 ounces of gold were recovered. Today Featherville is a popular summer tourist destination for ATV enthusiasts and for boating and recreation on the nearby Anderson Ranch Reservoir.
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Olsen Manufacturing Company, Boise Idaho Crew of the Snake River Mining Company. Date built Started: April 1, 1940 Finished: August 24, 1940 Ran last: June 1953. Dredge Cost $297,304.62 – Dredge only. Engines cost $47,681.00 – Engines only. Dredge camp cost $16,828.19 – Including power plant. Labor, 1940 $45,259.35 – To build dredge ...
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In part because I grew up in... A History of Gold Dredging in Idaho tells the story of a revolution in placer mining-and its subsequent impact on the state of Idaho-from its …
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A History of Gold Dredging in Idaho tells the story of a revolution in placer mining—and its subsequent impact on the state of Idaho—from its inception in the early 1880s until its …
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The Yankee Fork gold dredge ran on and off from 1940-1953, stopping for WWII and at various economic points, bought and sold numerous times, until Idaho billionaire J.R. Simplot finally sold it to the USFS.
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This is a very fine gold property with great access to a rich gulch located on the claim. We can find gold on this claim right now. ... Located near Garden Valley Idaho. This claim is lower in elevation and can be mined year around! Priced to sell! $4,000.00 SOLD!! ... There's an old bucket line dredge that still remains on this claim as well ...
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The last gold dredge in California stopped operating in October 1968. Gold dredging in the adjacent States had already ceased because of increasing operating costs, decreasing placer values, and the fixed price of gold. ... The dredging industry continued to produce war-needed scheelite in Montana, platinum in Alaska, and columbium in Idaho ...
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DREDGE, DREDGE, DREDGE! Enjoy your summers sampling and sucking up gold on your own gold claim property with a fun little tool called a dredge! They're small, portable, easy to maneuver and suck up loads of high-grade placer gold. There are only a few rivers in Idaho that you can use a dredge on, and this is one of them.
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Postcard of a gold dredge between Elk City and Orogrande, Idaho. |Gold Dredge on Crooked River, between Elk City and Orogrande. These dredges recall the gold years between the early 30'a and late 50's, when they were seen on many Idaho stream beds. Huge mouths full of gravel were screened down to the fine and heavier gold.
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Located adjacent to the Idaho ghost town of Bonanza, on a tributary of the Salmon River, is the idle Yankee Fork Gold Dredge. The dredge is described as the largest in Idaho, and one of the best-preserved dredges in the West. The numerous interpretive signs at the dredge site relate a lot of great historical information about the Yankee Fork ...
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Idaho was the nation's fourth-leading producer of dredged gold after 1910 and therefore provides an excellent lens through which to observe the practice and history of gold dredging. Author Clark Spence focuses on the two most important types of dredges in the state—the bucket-line dredge and the dragline dredge—and describes their ...
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