The Snake River Placers is a gold mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,799 feet.
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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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 42.9378, -115.58080
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Snake River Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Snake River Placers
Secondary: Indian Cove Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Hammett 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 Year: 1862
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: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 943 FINE.
Analytical Data: AVERAGES 3,000 - 5,000 PARTICLES TO ONE CENT (AT $35.00 PER OZ.)
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1860'S
Comment (Production): Production Extremely Difficult To Ascertain Because Of Haphazardness Of Early Reporting And Because Of The Creation Of New Counties From Old Ones.
References
Reference (Deposit): 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.
Reference (Deposit): Staley, W. W., 1946, Gold In Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 68, 30 P.
Reference (Deposit): Staley, W. W., 1946, Fine Gold Of Snake River And Lower Salmon River, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 72, 10 P.
Reference (Deposit): Hite, Thomas H., 1933, Fine Gold And Platinum Of Snake River, Idaho: Econ. Geology, V. 28, No. 3, P. 256 - 265.
Reference (Deposit): 5) Koschmann, A. H. And Bergendahl, M. H., 1968, Principal Gold Producing Districts In The United States: U.S. Geological Survey Prof. Paper 610, P. 120 - 140.
Reference (Deposit): 1946 Compile IBMG Pamphlet 68
Reference (Deposit): 1946 Recon IBMG Pamphlet 72
Reference (Deposit): 1964 Compile IBMG Special Rept. No. 1, P. 98.
Reference (Deposit): 1968 Compile Koschmann And Bergendahl, Prof. Paper 610
Reference (Production): Staley, W. W., 1946: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 68, 30 P.
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