Mine detail: Snake River Placers

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Location: Canyon County, Idaho, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.82877, -117.01039
dep_id: 10070288
mrds_id: W013112
mas_id: 160270008
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, Ridenour, James
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:: 1945 Compile Id. Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 7
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