Ptla Mine

Past Producer in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10144161
MAS/MILS ID 0160390652
Record type Site
Current site name Ptla Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -115.68204, 43.14269 (WGS84)
Elevation 963
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mountain Home North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mountain Home(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

C.J. Strike Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Elmore

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 003 S 006 E 24 SESE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • OFF BLACKS CREEK ROAD AT NIELS SUMMIT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -115.68204, 43.14269

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ptla Mining Co.
    ID 1001504
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT DATED SEPT 1980.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-MAR-1985 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/21/1982
MSHA mine ID1001504
Mine name (MSHA)P T L A Mine
Current operatorP T L A Mining Company
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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