Description
Theodore Smith And Ollie Scott
Commodities
PrimaryAntimony
TertiaryArsenic, Nickel
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model180: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPODS, LENSES, AND IRREGULAR DISTRIBUTION IN VEIN
Ore controlNortheast-Trending Zone Of Shearing In Limy Schists.
Materials
Ore mineralsStibiconite, Stibnite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockHornblendite · Twisp Valley Schist
StructureNorth-Trending Major Fault, Northeast-Trending Shear Zones
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationSurface Exposure Bleached And Iron Oxide Stained
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1951
Discovery year1947
Identification
Deposit ID10042372
MRDS IDM060133
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.27789, -120.10839
References
PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTOIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 104-123.BARKSDALE, J.D., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE METHOW VALLEY, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 68, PL. 1.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 18.DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 172.MACLAREN (1966)