Commodities
PrimarySilver, Selenium, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlThe Vein Is As Much As 10ft Wide, But Averages About 3ft. The Vein Is Composed Principally Of Chalcedonic Quartz And Is Cocentrically Crustified. Crustifications Are Marked By Dark, Crenulated Bands (Huntting, 1956, P. 124). (See Republic District For Additional Details)
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDacite
Associated rockRhyodacite
Tectonic settingEpithermal Deposits Of The Republic District Are Found In The Eocene Sanpoil Volcanics. (See Repulic District For Additional Details)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10055894
MRDS IDSP00104
Alternate namesBlaine Republic
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.63734, -118.74642
References
WDGER OFR 90-18BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1914, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON: USGS BULLETIN 550, 215 P.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 PL.JONTE, J.H., 1942, THE RELATIONSHIP OF SELENIUM AND GOLD IN ORES FROM THE REPUBLIC DISTRICT: STATE COLLEGE OF WASHINGTON MASTER OF SCIENCE THESIS, 33 P.MUESSIG, SIEGFRIED, 1967, GEOLGY OF THE REPUBLIC QUAD. AND PART OF THE AENEAS QUAD., FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON: USGS BULLETIN 1216, 135 P., 1 PL.TSCHAUDER, R.J., 1989, GOLD DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON. IN JOSEPH N.L. AND OTHERS; EDITORS, GEOLOGIC GUIDEBOOK FOR WASHINGTON AND ADJACENT AREAS; WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 86, P. 241-253.UMPLEBY, J.B., 1910, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF REPUBLIC MINING DISTRICT: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1, 65 P.