Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryTitanium, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Ilmenite
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingSnake River Plains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10038185
MRDS IDM045484
Alternate namesHammett, Possibly Brown's Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.92545, -115.4751
References
MERTIE, J.B., 1969, GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 630, P. 95.HITE, T.H., 1933, FINE GOLD AND PLATINUM OF SNAKE RIVER, IDAHO: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 28, P. 256-265.ROSS, C.P., 1941, THE METAL AND COAL MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO, WITH NOTES ON THE NONMETALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 57, PT. 1 P. 100.STALEY, W.W., 1946, GOLD IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 68, FIG. 24.