Description
F.R. Tinsby And W.L. Falter
Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondaryZinc, Copper, Gold, Silver
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures In Dolomite
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Boulangerite, Galena, Sphalerite, Stibnite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Phyllite,Dolomite · Buffalo Hump Formation-Phyllite, Qtzite;Stensgar Dolomite
StructureSteeply Dipping West Limb Of A Northward Plunging Anticline
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1903
Discovery year1892
Identification
Deposit ID10042362
MRDS IDM060121
Alternate namesSanta Rita
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.11679, -118.02416
References
PURDY, C.P., JR., ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIV. OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 39, P.137-14.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II METALLIC MINERALS; WASHINGTON DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 37 VOL. 1, P. 239CAMPBELL, A.B., AND RAUP, O.B.,1964, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HUNTERS QUADRANGLE, STEVENS AND FERRY COUNTIES,WASH. U.S.GEOL.SURVEY MIN. INV. MAP MF-276WEAVER,C.E.,1920, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF STEVENS COUNTY: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 20, P. 205-2091892 DIREXPL TINSBY AND FALTER - DEVELOPMENT1917 DIREXPL CLEVELAND MINING CO - DEVELOPMENT1950 DIREXPL BASEMETALS INC. DEVELOPMENT; 1966 DIREXPL CLEVELAND SILVER MINES - DEVELOPMENTU.S.B.M. INFO. CIRC. 7872