Rocky Bar

Past Producer in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum, 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. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038187
MRDS ID M045488
Record type Site
Current site name Rocky Bar

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.29314, 43.69068 (WGS84)
Elevation 1600
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 45 MI EAST OF BOISE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rocky Bar(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Idaho City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Boise(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Boise National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Elmore

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 004N 010E 08 Idaho
Boise 003N 009E Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Gold Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Platinum Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result PT=$2.27/TON, AU=$22.32/TON OF CONCENTRATES AT 5 LB/YD
Result RECALCULATES TO PT=0.00013 OZ/TON (3 PPB), AU=0.0018 OZ/TON (62 PPB)

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.29314, 43.69068

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stream Hydraulics

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1862

Mining district

District name Bear Creek And Red Warrior Districts

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-74 Fisher, Fred S. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-FEB-75 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-90 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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