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Snake River Placer

Past Producer in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Titanium, Platinum
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  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 10038186
MRDS ID M045485
MAS/MILS ID 0160390723
Record type Site
Current site name Snake River Placer
Alternate or previous names Glenns Ferry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.25703, 42.96239 (WGS84)
Elevation 762
Relative position SOUTH SIDE OF SNAKE RIVER BETWEEN KING HILL AND GLENNS FERRY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Glenns Ferry(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Glenns Ferry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Twin Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

C.J. Strike Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle 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 010E 27 NESENW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Probably Near Mouth Of Rosevear Creek. Location Given Is Mouth Of Rosevear Creek

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Titanium Critical Tertiary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Flour Gold - Mostly Thin Flakes. Pt Identified Bymicroscopic 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 FINENESS=954. GRADES ARE AROUND 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 > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.25703, 42.96239
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stream Hydraulics

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
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

Comments on development

  • May Also Have Been Part Of Tyceska Placer Operation (See M045468)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Gold Is Irregularly Distributed

Reporter information

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

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

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