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Boise Bar

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Iron, Garnet, 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 10071472
MRDS ID W014885
MAS/MILS ID 0160490829
Record type Site
Current site name Boise Bar

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.44597, 45.43817 (WGS84)
Elevation 701
Relative position 5.5 MI NE OF MACKAY BAR

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 024N 008E 02,10,11 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Iron Tertiary
Garnet 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 BLACK SANDS AVERAGE 6.9 LBS/CY OF GRAVEL.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.44597, 45.43817
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Alluvial Terrace 20 - 25 Ft. Above River; Across The Salmon River To The South, Cater(1973, USGS Bulletin 1304) Labels Weis' Pre - Belt Gneiss As Cretaceous Gneissic Quartz Monzonite Of The Idaho Batholith

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 category National Primitive Area
Area name Idaho Primitive Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Wenzel, John G.
    Interest 100
    Home office Idaho
    First year 1972

Comments on the production information

  • Evidence Of Old Placer Workings Exists

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 134.11M
    Overall width 4.88M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 Old Pits Each 6 Ft. Wide And 4 Ft. Deep; Two Old Placer Workings Are Described Above; 3 New Additional Test Pits Were Dug

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Pit Samples Contain 3 Cents Or Less Gold/Cy Gravel. Pan Samples Are Higher, Up To 45 Cents/Cy

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    Weis, P. L., Schmitt, L. J., And Tuchek, E. T., 1972, USGS Bulletin 1353-C, P 36

  • 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 5

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 9 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

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