Sugar Creek

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

Name: Sugar Creek  

State:  Idaho

County:  Idaho

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 45.83513, -115.46639

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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.


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