The Market Lake Placer is a gold mine located in Jefferson county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,701 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: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.7133, -112.08970
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Market Lake Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Market Lake Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Jefferson
District: Idaho Falls Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): Near Junction of Henrys Fork and Snake River; Location Approximate
Comment (Deposit): Deposit In Bottoms and Terraces
References
Reference (Deposit): Hill, J. M., 1916 , Notes On The Fine Gold Of Snake River, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 620 , P. 271 - 29
Reference (Deposit): 1916 Recon J. M. Hill, Bulletin 62
Reference (Production): Hill, J. M., 1916 , USGS Bulletin 620
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Idaho Falls Quad, Location No. 191
Idaho Gold
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