Rattlesnake Bar

The Rattlesnake Bar is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,500 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

Name: Rattlesnake Bar  

State:  Idaho

County:  Idaho

Elevation: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.5451, -115.15530

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Rattlesnake Bar MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rattlesnake Bar
Secondary: Rattlesnake Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Titanium
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: Payette National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: Frank And Bessie Santos
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Years: 1972 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
Discovery Year: 1961
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 2.5 LB/CY OF GRAVEL.


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Rutile
Ore: Gold
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Ilmenite
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): Bar Is 50 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.

Comment (Deposit): 11 Acres

Comment (Production): Evidence Of Old Placer Workings Exists

Comment (Development): Rattlesnake Placer Claim ; Econ.Com: Samples Average 1 Cent Of Less Gold/Cy

Comment (Workings): Only Old Working Is A Discovery Pit; 7 Test Pits Were Dug


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. 46-4

Reference (Production): Weis, P. L., Schmitt, L. J., And Tuchek, E. T., 1972, USGS Bulletin 1353-C, P 36

Reference (Deposit): IBMG Mines And Prospects Of The Elk City Quad., Mitchell, Et Al, 1981.


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