Rogers Bar Placer

The Rogers Bar Placer is a gold mine located in Ferry county, Washington.

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

Name: Rogers Bar Placer  

State:  Washington

County:  Ferry

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 48.08889, -118.23667

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Rogers Bar Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rogers Bar Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum


Location

State: Washington
County: Ferry


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE


Orebody

Form: BARS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: $0.01-0.50/YD AU. TRACE PT REPORTEDLY FOUND IN ASSAY OF ORE


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Commodity): FLOUR GOLD.

Comment (Deposit): BEST VALUES WERE IN BARS EXPOSED AT LOW WATER LEVELS. THREE BARS 30, 75, AND 100 FT ABOVE RIVER

Comment (Workings): EARLY WORK WAS DONE BY ROCKERS

Comment (Deposit): RECORD M056064 HAS BEEN MERGED AND DELETED.

Comment (Location): ON COLEVILLE INDIAN RESERVATION ABOVE HOG ISLAND. LAND IS NOW INUNDATED BY FDR LAKE AND IS PART OF COULEE DAM NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

Comment (Development): 4 OPERATORS WERE WORKING IN 1934 AND APPARENTLY PRODUCING


References

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1955, GOLD IN WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 42, P. 120.

Reference (Deposit): COLLIER, A.J., 1907, GOLD-BEARING RIVER SANDS, NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 315, P. 65-66.

Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 80.


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