Mine detail: Rupert Placer

Previously called 'Marsh Creek Placer'

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Location: Minidoka County, Idaho, United States, North America
Lat / long: 42.53711, -113.66087
dep_id: 10070325
mrds_id: W013177
mas_id: 160670012
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: Western Field Operations Center (WFOC), Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat
hrock_unit: Sand And Gravel-Quartzite
hrock_type: Sand and Gravel
References:
  • 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
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