Description
William Daniels And E.P. Wheeler
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL, LENSES
Ore controlQuartz Fissure Vein
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
StructurePost-Metallization Shearing In Wallrock
AlterationWallrock Adjacent To The Vein Has Been Hydrothermally Altered.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1896
Last production1939
Discovery year1886
Identification
Deposit ID10041533
MRDS IDM056610
Alternate namesFrankie Boy, Columbia, Seven Devils, Wheeler Mine, Washington Consolidated
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.5665, -119.79673
References
WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 303, 306.WASH. DMG IC 46, P. 15WASH. DMG IC 49, P. 20-24USGS BULL 640, P. 27-28