Mine detail: Snake River Placer

Previously called 'Glenns Ferry'

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Location

Lat / long: 42.96239, -115.25703

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Titanium, Platinum
Ore: Gold, Ilmenite
Orebody form: STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS

Production

Operation type: Placer
Deposit type: Stream Placer
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host type:Gravel
Tectonic:Snake River Plains

References

MRDSM045485
MAS160390723
DEP10038186
Reference{Deposit:: Mertie, J.B., 1969, Geology Of The Platinum Metals: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 630, P. 95.}{Deposit:: Hite, T.H., 1933, Fine Gold And Platinum Of Snake River, Idaho: Economic Geology, V. 28, P. 256-265.}{Deposit:: Ross, C.P., 1941, The Metal And Coal Mining Districts Of Idaho, With Notes On The Nonmetallic Mineral Resources Of The State: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 57, Pt. 1, P. 100.}{Deposit:: Staley, W.W., 1946, Gold In Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 68, Fig. 24.}{Deposit:: V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al., Twin Falls Quad, IBMG 1982 Mine And Prospect Map Series}
ReporterBlair, Will N., Peterson, Jocelyn A., Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)