Jordan Creek Placer Metal/Non-Metal
Walt Farr & Associates
· Surface
Controlled by
Farr Walt-Oscar Bluth
Owyhee County,
ID
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1001570
MSHA record for Jordan Creek Placer (mine ID 1001570). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Ownership history
- Roeder Mining Inc 1982 to 1984
- Walt Farr & Associates 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Jordan Creek Placer sits in Owyhee County, Idaho, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Owyhee County, Idaho · Population 12,284
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$59,773
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.