The Bullion Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,650 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
Elevation: 5,650 Feet (1,722 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.7286, -115.58190
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Bullion Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bullion Mine
Secondary: Boullion
Secondary: Sungold Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Orogrande District
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: Mine Services Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1978
Years: 1978 -
Owner Name: D. E. Mulcahy
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
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: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TAILINGS ASSAYED $0.90/TON
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): A Few Hundred Yards South Of The Una
Comment (Production): Value Item 8 $236
Comment (Workings): Adit Drift, Stopes
Comment (Location): Msha Reported Mine To Be 6 Miles South Of Florence On The Scott Williams Road.
References
Reference (Production): Lorain, S. H., 1938, USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.
Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P, P. 47
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