Mine detail: Snake River Placers

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Location: Canyon County, Idaho, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.41987, -116.69408
dep_id: 10070287
mrds_id: W013110
mas_id: 160270010
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Placer
Deposit type: Placer
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
Reporter: Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat, Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)
hrock_unit: Sand And Gravel
hrock_type: Sand and Gravel
References:
  • Deposit:: Staley, W. W., 1945, Fine Gold Of Snake River And Lower Salmon River, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 72, 10 P
  • Deposit:: Mines And Prospects Of The Boise Quad, IBMG Mines And Prospect Map Series, V.E. Mtichell Et Al.
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