Pullman Prospect

The Pullman Prospect is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,001 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: Pullman Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Grangeville Area

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization, Silicification, Pyritization

Rocks

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Workings): Open Cuts And Pits And 2 Adits. Lower Tunnel 50 Ft. Vertically Above Water Level; Upper Tunnel 175 Ft. Vertically Above Water Level Of The Salmon River. 1320 Ft. Of Workings In Lower Level; 400 Ft. Of Workings In Upper Level.

References

Reference (Deposit): Wagner, W. R., 1945, A Geological Reconnaissance Between The Snake And Salmon Rivers North Of Riggins, Id.: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 74, 16 P

Reference (Deposit): 1945 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 74

Idaho Gold

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