Mine detail: Rogers Bar Placer

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Location: Ferry County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 48.08874, -118.23778
dep_id: 10037876
mrds_id: M045074
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Minor mineral: Platinum
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Gold
orebody_fm: BARS
model: 119: Placer Au-PGE
conc_proc: Entrapment By Irregularities In Stream Bed Or Deposition In Low-Energy Part Of Stream
ore_ctrl: Stream Hydraulics
Reporter: Blair, Will N., Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_type: Gravel
tectonic: Rocky Mountains
References:
  • Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1955, GOLD IN WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 42, P. 120.
  • 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.
  • 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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