The Sugar Creek is a mine located in Idaho county, Idaho.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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Sugar Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sugar Creek
Commodity
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE ASSAYED 2% HG
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Gold
Gangue: Brannerite
Gangue: Monazite
Gangue: Zircon
Gangue: Amalgam
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
Reference (Deposit): SHANNON, 1926, U.S. NAT. MUS. BULL. 131, P 114.
Idaho Gold
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