Smith Gulch Bar

The Smith Gulch Bar is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,700 feet.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Smith Gulch Bar

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Garnet
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Salmon River - Smith Gulch 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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Don Smith Et Al
Home Office: Idaho
Years: 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: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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

Comments

Comment (Production): Evidence Of Old Placer Workings Exists

Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Samples Range From 0 To 2 Cents Gold/Cy

Comment (Deposit): Contains 3 Acres. Estimated To Contain 0.04 Million Cy Of Gravel

Comment (Workings): 2 Test Pits Dug

Comment (Geology): Low Alluvial Terrace 5 - 15 Ft. Above River; Across The Salmon River To The South, Cater (1973, USGS Bull 1304) Labels Weis' Precambrian Gneiss Igneous Rocks As Cretaceous Gneissic Quartz Monzonite Of The Idaho Batholith

Comment (Commodity): Most Samples Contain No More Than 4 Lb/Cy Of Black Sands.

Comment (Location): On Downriver Side Of Smith Gulch Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using GIS Overlay Analysis With USFS Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale.

Comment (Commodity): Smith Gulch Bar Covers About 3 Acres And Is 5 To 15 Feet Above The River. Neither Of Two Test Pits Dug Reached Bedrock, And Samples From Them Range In Value From 0 To 2 Cents Gold Per Cubic Yard. The Bar Is Estimated To Contain 0.04 Million Cubic Yards Of Gravel.

References

Reference (Production): Weis, P. L., Schmitt, L. J., And Tuchek, E. T., 1972, USGS Bulletin 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. 42 - 4

Reference (Deposit): Elk City Quad, IBMG Mine And Prospect Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al.

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