Idaho · Custer County
Past Producer

Willis Diggings

Custer County, Idaho, United States
GoldMercurySilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryMercury, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlIrregular Bedrock Surface
Materials
Ore mineralsAmalgam, Cinnabar
Geology
Host rockGravel,Sand and Gravel · Alluvium-Gravel, Sand
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10040439
MRDS IDM055221
Alternate namesWillis Placers
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.28018, -114.94094
References
Bailey, E.H., USGS, Personal Files.Umpleby, J. B., And Livingston, D. C., 1920 , A Reconnaissance In South Central, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bull. 3 , 23 P.Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974 , Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Counties, Idaho: USGS Open - File Report, 648 P.Choate, Raoul State Of Idaho Pamphlet No 126 P 116Bell, R.N., 1913, Fourteenth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1912, P 100-101Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974 , USGS Open - File Report, P. 627