The Pueblo Group is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,700 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: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.2089, -115.34220
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Pueblo Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pueblo Group
Secondary: Columbia
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Edwardsburg 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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Oxide, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1 SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.10 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: 3 SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.02 , 0.03 , AND 0.77 OZ AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): .5 Mi W. Of Pueblo Summit, Located Between Lost Packer Prospect And Werdenhoff Mine
Comment (Geology): Kirkpatrick (1974) Believes That What Cater Calls Cretaceous Granodiorite Of The Idaho Batholith Is Really Quartz - Feldspar Gneiss. The Age Of These Rocks Is Unknown And Assumed To Be Anywhere Between Precambrian And Cretaceous
Comment (Commodity): Vein Material Sampled From Dumps Assayed From 0.69 To 26.4 Gram Gold Per Metric Ton And 3.4 Gram Silver Per Metric Ton Dump Material Indicates A Minor Potential For Discovery Of A Small Low Grade Gold Resource.
References
Reference (Deposit): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P.
Reference (Deposit): KIRKPATRICK, G. E., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BIG CREEK AREA, VALLEY AND IDAHO COUNTIES, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS, P. 38
Reference (Deposit): IBMG MINES MAP SERIES ELK CITY QUADRANGLE 1981.
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