Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsGarnet, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingRocky Mountains-Columbia Plateau Boundary
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10109545
MRDS IDM045487
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.50266, -116.31462
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. 1200-1201.STALEY, W.W., 1940, MINING ACTIVITY IN THE NORTH FORK OF THE CLEARWATER RIVER AREA: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 54, 6 P.ANDERSON, A.L., 1930, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT OROFINO, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 34, P. 37-38.SAVAGE, C.N., 1961, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF CENTRAL IDAHO BLACKSAND PLACERS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 17, P. 141-148.