Yellow Pine Bar

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

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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

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