Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
SecondarySilver, Tungsten
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metamorphic
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlNortheast Trending Faults Near Marble - Monzonite Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Scheelite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockMarble · Fine Grained White To Green Marble
Associated rockDiorite · Flowery Trail Granodiorite, Monzonite
AlterationCalc-Silicates In Marble.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1916
Identification
Deposit ID10042353
MRDS IDM060109
Alternate namesWestern Molybdenum
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.29096, -117.68471
References
PURDY, C.P. JR. 1954, MOLYBDENUM OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY RPT. INV. NO. 18, P. 74-86CLARK, L.D. AND MILLER, F.K., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE CHEWELAH MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, GEOLOGIC MAP GM-5WEAVER, C.E. 1920, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF STEVENS COUNTY: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 20, P. 153-154HUNTTING, M.T. 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 37, VOL. 1, P. 981915 DIREXPL JUNO-ECHO MINING AND MILLING CO.1918 DIREXPL JUNO-ECHO COPPER COMPANY1938 DIREXPL WESTERN MOLYBDENUM COPORATION1942 GEOLMAP J. R. COOPER, UNPUBLISHED REPORT.HUNTTING, M.T. 1956, WASH. DIV. MINES GEOLOGY BULL. 37