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Feather River Placer

Past Producer in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodities REE, Garnet, Gold, Iron, Silver, Titanium, Zirconium
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093488
MRDS ID W013637
MAS/MILS ID 0160390088
Record type Site
Current site name Feather River Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.29204, 43.68848 (WGS84)
Elevation 1646
Relative position .5 MI FROM ROCKY BAR ON FEATHER RIVER
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Elmore

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 004N 010E 08,17 NWNWNE (17) Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Primary
Garnet Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Titanium Tertiary
Zirconium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Garnet Ore
Gold Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Monazite Ore
Rutile Ore
Zircon Ore

Analytical data

Result MAGNETITE 60% OF CLEANED SAND, MONAZITE 15%, GARNET 5%, ILMENITE 25%, ZIRCON 5%, GOLD LESS THAN 0.1%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock unit name Alluvium-Sand, Gravel
    Rock description Alluvium-Sand, Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.29204, 43.68848
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both metallic and non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bear Creek District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS W013637
Idaho Geological Survey Idaho Mines and Prospects IMP HA_118 http://www.idahogeology.org/

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Sorenson, R., 1937, Minerals From Certain Placer Deposits In Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, B. S. Thesis, 22 P

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Propsects Map Series, 1981, Hailey Quad.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 09-OCT-1990 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines