Mine detail: Smith Creek Hydraulic Co. Placer

Previously called 'Pebble Claim'

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Location

Lat / long: 45.15488, -115.31036

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Titanium, Iron
Ore: Gold, Ilmenite, Staurolite
Orebody form: POCKETS, LENSES, STRINGERS
Discovery year: 1901

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Alluvium-Clay To Boulders;Yellowjacket Formation-Quartzite
Host type:Alluvium

References

MRDSW015419
DEP10089273
Reference{Deposit:: CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P}{Deposit:: 1973 RECON F. W. CATER AND OTHERS, BULL. 130}{Production:: CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, USGS BULL. 1304}
ReporterMiller, Pat J.