The Painter Bar is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,300 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
Elevation: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.4167, -115.46470
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Painter Bar MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Painter Bar
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Garnet
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Dixie District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Robert V. Hansberger
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: 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: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: MAGNETITE, ILMENITE, ZIRCON, FERROMAGNESIAN SILICATES, RUTILE, SPHENE (BLACK SANDS), GOLD
Materials
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Gold
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Magnetite
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Biotite
Comments
Comment (Location): Adjacent To Painter Mine Property
Comment (Production): Evidence Of Old Placer Workings Exists
Comment (Development): Patented Homestead ; Econ.Com: Pit And Trench Samples Contained Values Up To 2 Cents Gold/Cy. Some Pan Samples Contained Greater Values.
Comment (Deposit): 30 Acres
Comment (Workings): 3 Old Prospect Pits, 2 Are 5 Ft. Deep And 1 Is 13 Ft. Deep; 5 Additional Pits And 3 Trenches Were Dug
Comment (Geology): Alluvial Terrace 10 - 20 Ft. Above River And 2 Terrace Remnants 20 Ft. Higher
References
Reference (Deposit): Weis, P. L., And Others, 1972 , Mineral Resources Of The Salmon River Breaks Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1353-C, P. 59 - 6
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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