Description
Patrick And William Kearney, J.Z. Alexander, And Alfred Bernoit
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Ore controlGranite - Limestone Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Galena, Silver, Sphalerite, Stephanite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Old Dominion Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Kaniksu Batholith-Granodiorite
StructureNe - Steeply Dipping
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Discovery year1883
Identification
Deposit ID10042359
MRDS IDM060117
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.55402, -117.77889
References
BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1914, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 550, P. 126-130WEAVER, C.E. 1920, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF STEVENS COUNTY: WASH. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 20, P. 171-173HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II METALLIC MINERALS: WASH. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 37, VOL. 1, P. 3301885 DIREXPL RICH SILVER LEAD ORE MINED PRODUCTION1892 DIREXPL OLD DOMINION MINING AND MILLING CO.1910 RECON H. BANCROFT - U.S.G.S. BULLETIN1918 DIREXPL DOMINION SILVER-LEAD MINING CO - PRODUCTION; 1949 DIREXPL GIBBS AND HUNLEY, PRODUCTION.USBM INFO CIRC. 7872