Sullivan Mine

The Sullivan Mine is a gold mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,700 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

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Site Name

Primary: Sullivan Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Graphite

Location

State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Priest Lake District

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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Mike And Mabel Venovich

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Selkirk Range

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: STRINGERS

Structure

Type: R
Description: Granodiorite (Cret) Intrusive 1/4 Mi To E. And N.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): 50 FT. ABOVE PEND OREILLE RIVER, GREAT NORTHERN R.R. TRACKS ON STEEP S - FACING SLOPE OF RIVER VALLEY

Comment (Production): RUMOR OF $7000 PRODUCTION SEVERAL YEARS AGO

Comment (Development): 80 ACRES

Comment (Deposit): VEINS IN FRACTURE ZONE STRIKE NE, DIP 30 TO 40 DEG S

Comment (Deposit): THE ARGILLITE IS DESCRIBED AS A GNEISS WITH MIGMATITIC FACIES. "RUMOR, ACCORDING TO VENOVICH, IS THAT THE MINE PRODUCED $7,000 AU MANY YEARS AGO."

References

Reference (Production): GREAT NORTHERN, 1964, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. OPEN - FILE REPT.

Reference (Deposit): GREAT NORTHERN MINERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DEPT., 1964, THE SULLIVAN MINE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT

Reference (Deposit): 1964 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. OF REPT

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