The Fort Hall Bottoms Placers is a gold mine located in Bannock county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.0556, -112.57420
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Fort Hall Bottoms Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fort Hall Bottoms Placers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bannock
District: Springfield Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Indian Reservation
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: Surface
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: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SKIM BARS CARRY AT LEAST $0.65 FINE AU/CY AND AS MUCH AS $2-3/CY
Analytical Data: GRAVEL AVG. LESS THAN $0.01 AU/CY
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): Extends From Junction Of Blackfoot And Snake Rivers To Mouth Of Portneuf River; Plot Is Approximate Because Deposit Also Is In T4s, R34e; T5s, R34e, T5s, R33e,
Comment (Deposit): Deposit In Terrace Gravel And Skim Bar; Deposit Width Varies From 0.25-7 Mi
Comment (Workings): 30,000 Acres
References
Reference (Deposit): Hill, J. M., 1915, Notes On The Fine Gold Of Snake River, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 620, P. 271-29
Reference (Deposit): 1915 Recon Hill, J. M., Bulletin 62
Reference (Production): Hill, J. M., 1915, USGS Bulletin 620
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Idaho Falls Quad, Location No. 175.
Idaho Gold
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