The Pittsburg Mine is a gold mine located in Bonneville county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,599 feet.
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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: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.0892, -111.46560
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Pittsburg Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pittsburg Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonneville
District: Mount Pisgah District
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Caribou Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Carbonate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Carbonate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2 SAMPLES GAVE TRACES AU AND AG, O AND 7.3 % CU
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Adits And Pits
Comment (Deposit): On Same Porphyry Belt As Robinson Mine
Comment (Location): At Head Of Anderson Gulch
Comment (Production): A Small Amount Of Ore Was Produced In 1909.
References
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Driggs Quad, Location No. 183
Reference (Deposit): Rains, R.L., And Federspiel, F.E., 1993, Mineral Resource Investigation Of The Caribou City-Stump Creek Area, Bonneville And Caribou Counties, Idaho: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 15-93, P. 19-22.
Reference (Deposit): Hamilton, J. A., 1961 , Geology Of The Caribou Mountain Area, Bonneville And Caribou Counties, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M. S. Thesis, 59 P
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