The Groundhog Bar Placer is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,300 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: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.47556, -115.35222
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Groundhog Bar Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Groundhog Bar Placer
Secondary: Fall Creek Bar Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Garnet
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Titanium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Salmon River District
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Forest Service
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: BLACK SANDS AVERAGE 2.5 LB/CY OF GRAVEL.
Materials
Ore: Rutile
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Biotite
Comments
Comment (Workings): BAR HAS BEEN PROSPECTED BY 4 OLD SHALLOW PITS.
Comment (Development): WITHDRAWN FROM MINERAL ENTRY BY U.S. FOREST SERVICE ; ECON.COM: GOLD VALUES AVERAGE LESS THAN 2 CENTS/CY BUT ONE PANNED SAMPLE CONTAINED A VALUE OF 39 CENTS/CY
Comment (Deposit): 220,000 CY; 22 ACRES
Comment (Commodity): GOLD VALUES BASED ON $47.85/TOZ
Comment (Production): EVIDENCE OF OLD PLACER WORKINGS EXISTS
Comment (Geology): FLAT ALLUVIAL TERRACE 10 - 25 FT. ABOVE RIVER
References
Reference (Production): WEIS, P. L., SCHMITT, L. J., AND TUCHEK, E. T., 1972, USGS BULL. 1353 - C, P. 36
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. 55
Reference (Deposit): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1970 RECON P. L. WEIS AND OTHERS, BULL. 1353 - C
Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON F. W. CATER AND OTHERS, BULL. 1304
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