Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
TertiaryMolybdenum, Lead, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formIRREGULAR , POD
Ore controlContact Between Argillite And Quartz Monzonite
Materials
Ore mineralsHuebnerite, Molybdenite
GanguePyrite
Other materialsMuscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Ruett Formation-Argillite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Kaniksu Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
StructureNw-Trending Homoclinal Sequence Dipping Sw. Intruded By Quartz Monzonite.
AlterationGranitic Rocks Greisenized In Ore Zone.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1909
Identification
Deposit ID10042369
MRDS IDM060129
Alternate namesBig Q Mine, Tungsten King
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.10068, -117.5097
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASH. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 33, V. 1, P. 347-348CULVER, H.E. AND BROUGHTON, W.A. 1945, TUNGSTEN OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 34, P. 73-76MILLER, F.K., 1969, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LOON LAKE QUADRANGLE, STEVENS AND SPOKANE COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: WASH. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. GEOLOGIC MAP GM 6WEAVER, C.E., 1920, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF STEVENS COUNTY: WASH. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 20, P. 219-2221909 RECON BANCROFT, HOWLAND BULLETIN REPORT1910 DIREXPL DEER PARK MINING CO. - PROD.1940 DIREXPL BLUE GROUSE TUNGSTEN, INC.1952 DIREXPL BIG Q TUNGSTEN - PRODUCTION