Tyceska Gold Mining Co.

Past Producer in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Titanium, Platinum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098384
MRDS ID M045486
MAS/MILS ID 0160390725
Record type Site
Current site name Tyceska Gold Mining Co.
Alternate or previous names King Hill, Snake River Placer, Baker Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.18342, 42.98959 (WGS84)
Elevation 768
Relative position SEVERAL MILES EAST OF KING HILL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pasadena Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Glenns Ferry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Twin Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Snake-Rock(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Elmore

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 005S;005S 010E;011E Idaho
Boise 005S 011E 17 NWNENW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Location Given Is Mile 548 Marker On Snake River Shown On Topo Map.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Titanium Critical Tertiary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Flour Gold And Some Larger Flakes. Pt Identified By Microscopic Examination Of Black Sand And By Qualitative Chemical Test. Pt Is Smaller And More Uniform Than Gold. "Platinum Is Present Only In Very Minor Amounts" (Hite, 1933)

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Ilmenite Ore

Analytical data

Result GOLD FINEENSS=954. GRADES ESTIMATED AT 0.0024-0.121 OZ/YD. AU:PT=2-3,000:1

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.18342, 42.98959

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stream Hydraulics

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Snake River Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • Attempts To Dredge Were Unsuccessful

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Gold Is In Fine Gravel Associated With Large Boulders

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Updater 01-JAN-1990 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.