Lower Sherwin Bar Placer

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079170
MRDS ID W028109
MAS/MILS ID 0160490841
Record type Site
Current site name Lower Sherwin Bar Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.2791, 45.60297 (WGS84)
Elevation 480
Relative position 5 MI N OF LUCILE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lucile(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 026N 001E 12 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • About .5 Mi N Of Upper Sherwin Bar Placer On W Side Of River

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Rock unit name Gravel
    Rock description Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.2791, 45.60297

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lucile Sampson District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Circle C Cattle Co.
    First year 1937
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bob Horn Mining
    Home office P. O. Box 423, Lucile, ID 83542
    Year 1981
    First year 1981
    Last year 1982
  • Type Operator
    Owner R & W Mining
    Year 2008
    First year 1982
    Last year 1983
  • Type Operator
    Owner Mining Specialties & Equipment Inc.
    Home office 411 West 7200 South #302\nMIDVALE\nUT 84047
    Year 2008
    First year 1983
  • Type Owner
    Owner Aagard, David T.
    Year 2008
    First year 1983

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: 60 To 80 Ft Overburden

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Lorain, S. H., And Metzger, O. H., 1938 , Reconnaissance Of Placer Mining Districts In Idaho County, Idaho: Us Bur Mines Inf. Cir. 7023 , P. 79 - 9

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Grangeville Quad, Location No. 48

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1978 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 13-OCT-1990 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 05/22/1984
MSHA mine ID1001557
Mine name (MSHA)Sherwin Bar
Current operatorMining Specialties & Equipment Inc
Current controller (parent)Aagard David T
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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