Pomeroy

The Pomeroy is a gold mine located in Garfield county, Washington at an elevation of 1,900 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

Name: Pomeroy

State:  Washington

County:  Garfield

Elevation: 1,900 Feet (579 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 46.47694, -117.59917

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Pomeroy MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pomeroy


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal
Tertiary: Zirconium


Location

State: Washington
County: Garfield


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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE


Orebody

Form: STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: $17.36/TON AU+PT IN CONCENTRATE, CONCENTRATION FACTOR UNKNOWN


Materials

Ore: Garnet
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): HUNTTING INDICATES LOCATION IS UNCERTAIN. LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR PATAHA CREEK ON EAST SIDE OF POMEROY AT BOUNDARY OF SECS. 32 AND 33


References

Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J.T., 1929, PLATINUM AND BLACK SAND IN WASHINGTON, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1928: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 805, P. 2

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 184.

Reference (Deposit): DAY, D.T., AND RICHARDS, R.H., 1906, USEFUL MINERALS IN THE BLACK SANDS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1218-1219.


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