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Heise Gold Placer, Heise - Rigby Area, Jefferson County, Idaho, USAi
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Heise Gold PlacerPlacer
Heise - Rigby AreaArea
Jefferson CountyCounty
IdahoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 38' 4'' North , 111° 41' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ririe637 (2017)6.3km
Rigby4,029 (2017)18.1km
Ucon1,132 (2017)22.0km
Iona2,056 (2017)22.6km
Rexburg27,663 (2017)22.6km
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ClubLocationDistance
Idaho Falls Gem & Mineral SocietyIdaho Falls, Idaho33km
Mindat Locality ID:
137911
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:137911:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: STALEY, W. W., 1945 , FINE GOLD OF SNAKE RIVER AND LOWER SALMON RIVER, IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH. 72 , 11 P
Deposit:: 1916 COMPILE HILL, J. M., BULL. 620
Deposit:: 1938 RECON USBM INF. CIRC. 7023
Deposit:: V.E. MITCHELL, ET. AL; MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, 1981,
Deposit:: DRIGGS QUAD, LOCATION NO. 61
Deposit:: STALEY, 1945, IBMG P-72.
Deposit:: 1945 RECON IDAHO B
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Deposit Type: Placer
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Wayan Formation - Coal, Shale, Clay
Host Rock: Gravel

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ⓘGold1.AA.05Au

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