Mine detail: Rupert Placer

Previously called 'Marsh Creek Placer'

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Location

Lat / long:

42.53711, -113.66087

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Sand And Gravel-Quartzite
Host type:	Sand and Gravel

References

MRDS	W013177
MAS	160670012
DEP	10070325
Reference	{Deposit:: Hill, J. M., 1915, Notes On The Fine Gold Of Snake River, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 620-L, P. 271-294.}{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:: 1915 Compile J. M. Hill - Bulletin 620-L}{Deposit:: 1945 Compile Id. Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 72.}{Deposit:: Ransome, F.L. USGS Bulletin 620, P. 274}
Reporter	Western Field Operations Center (WFOC), Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat