Painter Bar

The Painter Bar 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

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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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