The Yellow Pine 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
Elevation: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.5394, -115.25780
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Yellow Pine Bar MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yellow Pine Bar
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Garnet
Tertiary: Iron
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: Nez Perce National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Warren Brown
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: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Gold
Ore: Rutile
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Feldspar
Comments
Comment (Production): Evidence Of Old Placer Workings Exists
Comment (Development): Bar Is Patented Homestead
Comment (Deposit): Contains 44 Acres
Comment (Workings): 1 Trench, 1 Pit
Comment (Geology): Flat Alluvial Terrace 50 Ft. Above River; Across The Salmon River To The South, Cater (1973, USGS Bulletin 1304) Labels Weis' Pre - Belt Gneiss As Quartz Monzonite, Granodiorite, And Quartz Diorite Of Cretaceous Idaho Batholith.
Comment (Location): Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 45-32-24N 115-15-15W (45.54 -115.25417); UTM N5044200 E636300 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 025N;026N, RNG 010E;010E, Sect 05;32, Sect_fract
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 5
Reference (Deposit): IBMG Mines And Prospects Of The Elk City Quad., Mitchell, Et Al, 1981.
Reference (Production): Weis, P. L., Schmitt, L. J., And Tuchek, E. T., 1972, USGS Bulletin 1353-C, P 36
Idaho Gold
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