Mine detail: Yankee Fork Placer

Previously called 'Snake River Mining Co. Placer'

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Location

Lat / long:

44.34209, -114.72483

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Silver
Ore:	Electrum
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Gravel,Sand and Gravel
Associated rock:	Challis Volcanics-Rhyolite, Andesite, Latite;Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
Associated type:	Latite
Structure:	Idaho Batholith

References

MRDS	W014171
MAS	160370409
DEP	10070999
Reference	{Deposit:: CHOATE, RAOUL, 1962, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STANLEY AREA: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 126, 120 P}{Deposit:: 1962 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 12}{Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-3, NO. 419, P. 205.}
Reporter	Yett, Jay R.; Miller, Pat, McHugh, Edward L.