The Snake River placers is a gold mine located in Carbon county, Wyoming.
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Mine Info
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Snake River placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Snake River placers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Carbon
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Deposit
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Placer
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): "Southwest and west of Baggs. A belt of gravels 40 mi by 30 mi extends along the Snake River, in Colorado and Wyoming. The gravels vary from 2 ft to 20 ft thick, but average 9 ft and contain some placer gold". (Bull 50, 1966, p. 83)
References
Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1966, WGS Bull. 50, 287 p.
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