Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryREE, Iron, Zirconium, Garnet, Titanium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlBuried Stream Channel And Bedrock Irregularities
Materials
Ore mineralsGarnet, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Monazite, Sphene, Zircon
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockGravel,Sand and Gravel · Alluvium-Gravels, Sands
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10071124
MRDS IDW014351
Alternate namesHershey, Joe's Gulch Placer, Hot Stuff, Lucky Strike
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.24268, -114.90373
References
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 Rept., 648 P.Umpleby, J. B., And Livingston, D. C., 1920, A Reconnaissance In South Central Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 3, 23 P.1920 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 31974 Recon Tschanz, C. M., And Others, Open - File Rept.U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1545-E, 1986, P. 467.Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, USGS O. F. Rept., P. 625