The Snowdrift Claim is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,551 feet.
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
Elevation: 4,551 Feet (1,387 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.41, -114.23500
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Snowdrift Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Snowdrift Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mica
Tertiary: Thorium
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: REE
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: North Fork - Shoup District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: G. E. Shoup
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GEIGER COUNTER READINGS 2 - 5 TIMES BACKGROUND
Materials
Ore: Mica
Comments
Comment (Location): On E. Side Of Small, Unnamed Gulch
References
Reference (Deposit): Trites, A. E., And Tooker, E. W., 1953, Uranium And Thorium Deposits In East-Central Idaho, Southwestern Montana: USGS Bulletin 988-H, P. 169 - 7
Idaho Gold
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