The Lantz Bar is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,700 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 2,700 Feet (823 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.4192, -114.87250
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Lantz Bar MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lantz Bar
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Garnet
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Bitterroot National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Forest Service
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1972
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RECOVERABLE BLACK SANDS AVERAGE 4.5 LB/CY
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Rutile
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Biotite
Comments
Comment (Development): USFS Ownership Represents Those Lands Administratively Withdrawn By The US Forest Service From Mineral Entry.
Comment (Deposit): Lantz Bar Extends For 20 Acres Along The North Bank Of The Salmon River At The Mouth Of Little Squaw Creek. Gold Values In Cents Per Cubic Yard Range From 0 To 10 Cents. One Pit Sample Contained 13 Cents Gold Per Cubic Meter, 12 Other Samples Contained 6.5 Cents Or Less Per Cubic Meter. Recoverable Black Sands Ave. 2.7 Kg Per Cu. Meter.
Comment (Workings): 6 Pits Dug
Comment (Geology): Low Alluvial Terrace 0 - 15 Ft. Above River; Across The Salmon River To The South, Cater (1973, USGS Bulletin 1304) Labels Weis' Pre-Belt Gneiss And Schist As Cretaceous Gneissic Quartz Monzonite Of The Idaho Batholith
Comment (Location): Little Squaw Creek Flows Across Upriver End Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using GIS Overlay Analysis With USFS Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale.
Comment (Production): Evidence Of Old Placer Workings Exists
References
Reference (Deposit): Weis, P. L., Schmitt, L. J., And Tuchek, E. T., 1972, Mineral Resources Of The Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bull 1353-C,P 39 - 4
Reference (Production): Weis, P. L., Schmitt, L. J., And Tuchek, E. T., 1972, USGS Bulletin 1353-C, P 36
Reference (Deposit): Elk City Quad, IBMG Mines And Prospect Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al.
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