Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryZinc, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlVeins In Fractured Siliceous Limestone Near Granodiorite.
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Mica Schist,Argillite
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Diorite · Flowery Trail Granodiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1902
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10042352
MRDS IDM060108
Alternate namesFred B. Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.29152, -117.65054
References
WEAVER, C.E. 1920, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF STEVENS COUNTY: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 20, P. 151-152BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1914, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 550, P. 106-107HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 37, VOL. 1, P. 3281909 RECON HOWLAND BANCROFT - PUBLISHED REPORU.S.B.M.INFO. CIRC. 7872