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Gaines Bar

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Garnet, Iron, Titanium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105734
MRDS ID W014873
MAS/MILS ID 0160490167
Record type Site
Current site name Gaines Bar
Alternate or previous names Rhett Creek Placer, Bilbie Placer, Billie Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.39291, 45.47349 (WGS84)
Elevation 701
Relative position 6 MI NE OF MACKAY BAR RANCH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fivemile Bar(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Warren(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Salmon-Chamberlain(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Payette National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 025N 009E 30,31 SESESE (30) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Crossed By Rhett Creek Near Downstream End Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using GIS Overlay Analysis With USFS Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Garnet Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Rutile Ore
Zircon Ore
Apatite Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result PIT SAMPLES AVERAGE 34.5 LB OF BLACK SANDS/CY

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock unit name Belt Supergroup
    Rock description Alluvium-Sand And Gravel;Belt Supergroup-Calc-Silicate Rocks
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.39291, 45.47349
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Flat - Topped Alluvial Terrace 10 - 20 Ft. Above River

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Dixie District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Nez Perce National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Frank Santos
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1972
    First year 1970
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mrs Reho Wolf
    Interest 100
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1972
    First year 1970

Comments on the ownership information

  • The Area Downriver From Rhett Creek Contains 11 Acres And Is The Rhett Creek Placer, Owned By Frank Santos Of Redding Calif The 31-Acre Area Upriver From Rhett Creek Is Covered By The Billie Placer, Owned By Mrs. Reho Wolf Of Lewiston, Idaho.

Comments on the production information

  • Evidence Of Old Placer Mining Consists Of Washed Cuts On A Skim Bar Within The Main River Channel.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Gold Values In Cents Per Cubic Yard Range From 0 To 1 Cent Gaines Bar Contains An Unusually Large Quantity Of Black Sands. Samples From The Bar Averaged 34.5 Pounds Black Sand Per Cubic Yard Of Gravel Whereas Samples From The Other Bars Averaged 4.7 Pounds Per Cubic Yard. Gaines Bar Is Estimated To Contain 1.4 Million Cubic Yards Of Gravel, But Owing To Its Remote Location, Its Black Sands Cannot Now Be Economically Mined And Probably Should Not Be Considered To Be A Potential Resource.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 91.44M
    Overall width 6.1M

Comments on the workings information

  • 7 Test Pits Dug; Old Workings Described Above

Comments on development

  • 2 Mining Claims Cover The Area, Downriver From Rhett Creek Contains 11 Acres And Is The Rhett Creek Placer; The 31 Acre Area Upriver From Rhett Creek Is The Bilbie Placer

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Weis, P. L., Schmitt, L. J., And Tuchek, E. T., 1972, Mineral Resources Of The Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1353-C, P 55 - 5

  • Production

    Weis, P. L., Schmitt, L. J., And Tuchek, E. T., 1972, USGS Bulletin 1353-C, P 55 - 57

  • Deposit

    IBMG Mines And Prospects Of The Elk City Quad., Mitchell, Et Al, 1981.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Contains 42 Acres.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Duncan, Daniel G. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Reporter 13-MAR-1995 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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