| Deposit ID | 10070131 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W012832 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Snake River Placers |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.47194, 42.92583 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 853 |
| Relative position | 2 MI. S. OF HAMMETT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Owyhee(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hammett(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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Owyhee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 006S | 008E | 2 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Result | AVERAGES 3,000 - 5,000 PARTICLES TO ONE CENT (AT $35.00 PER OZ.) |
|---|---|
| Result | 943 FINE. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||||
| Rock unit name | Sand & Gravel | ||||
| Rock description | Sand & Gravel | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -115.47194, 42.92583 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1862 |
| District name | Hammett Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W012832 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | TF0029 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
BERGENDAHL, M. H., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES - GOLD, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT NO. 1, P. 98.
STALEY, W. W., 1946, GOLD IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 68, 30 P.
STALEY, W. W., 1946, FINE GOLD OF SNAKE RIVER AND LOWER SALMON RIVER, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 72, 10 P.
1946 RECON IBMG PAMPHLET 72
STALEY, W. W., 1946: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 68, 30 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: EARLY 1860'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1976-07-01 | Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey |
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