Idaho · Custer County
Past Producer

Elk Creek Placer

Custer County, Idaho, United States
GoldGraphiteIronREEZirconiumGarnetTitanium
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryGraphite, Iron, REE, Zirconium, Garnet, Titanium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlBuried Stream Channel
Materials
Ore mineralsGarnet, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Monazite, Sphene, Zircon
Geology
Host rockGravel,Sand and Gravel · Alluvium-Sand, Gravel
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10071240
MRDS IDW014515
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.28928, -115.05984
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 P1974 Recon Tschanz, C. M., And Others, Open - File ReptU.S. Geol. Survey Bulletin 1545-E, 1986, Table 37, P. 467; Map No. 4, Plate 3.U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 9-92, 1992, P. 50-66.Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, USGS Open - File Rept., 648 P.