Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryPlatinum, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Platinum
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGravel,Granite
Tectonic settingRocky Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1862
Identification
Deposit ID10038187
MRDS IDM045488
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.69068, -115.29314
References
Day, D.T., And Richards, R.H., 1906, Useful Minerals In The Black Sands Of The Pacific Slope: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resources Of The United States, Calendar Year 1905, P. 1195-1196.Ballard, S.M., 1928, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Rocky Bar Quadrangle: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 26, P. 17, 22-26.Staley, W.W., 1946, Gold In Idaho, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 68, P. 19, Fig. 15.Savage, C.N., 1961, Economic Geology Of Central Idaho Blacksand Placers: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 17, P. 71-75.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, P. 47.