Description
Jesse Fairchilds, F. Mccoy, F.S. Babcock
Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Platinum
Geology
Host rockGravel · Alluvium-Gravel;Wayan Formation-Sandstone, Shale, Limestone
Associated rockSyenite,Quartz Monzonite,Monzonite,Granite
Tectonic settingRocky Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10073285
MRDS IDW019287
Alternate namesCaribou City
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.10432, -111.2725
References
SAVAGE, C.N., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNEVILLE COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT 5, P. 27, 37-39.IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, 1975, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ADDENDUM, 95 P.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. 26.