Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Selenium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlThe Vein Is In Andesite And Is Estimated To Average 7 Ft. Wide And 1,200 Ft. Long (Huntting, 1956, P. 125).
Materials
Ore mineralsTetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDacite
Tectonic settingEocene Volcanic Rocks Host Mineral Deposits In The Republic Graben
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10055907
MRDS IDSP00119
Alternate namesGolden Valley, Lame Foot;
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.73428, -118.68725
References
WDGER OFR 90-18HUNTTING, 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 P.JONTE, J.H., 1942, THE RELATIONSHIP OF SELINIUM AND GOLD IN ORE FROM THE REPUBLIC DISTRICT: STATE COLLEGE OF WASHINGTON MASTER OF SCIENCE THESIS, 33 P.MUESSIG, SIEGFRIED, 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC QUADRANGLE AND PART OF THE AENEAS QUADRANGLE, FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 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.