Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlA Quartz Fissure Vein In Greenstone That Varies In Width From 1 In. To As Much As 6 Feet. The Vein Trends N50w And Dips 74ne. Gold Is Rarely Visible, Except In High-Grade Ore Shoots (Moen, 1980, P. 33). Gold Is Associated With Pyrite-Rich Parts Of The Vein, Which Contain As Much As 5 Oz/Ton Au (Umpleby, 1911, P. 50).
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Other materialsPyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Greenstone
Tectonic settingGreenstone Was Deposited Along A Convergent Continental Margin Proximal To An Island Arc.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10055974
MRDS IDSP00202
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.95317, -119.05116
References
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 P.MOEN, W.S., 1980, MYERS CREEK AND WAUCONDA MINING DISTRICTS OF NORTHEASTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 73, 96 P., 6 PL.MOEN, W.S., 1973, CONCONULLY MINING DISTRICT OF OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 49, 42 P.UMPLEBY, J.B., 1911, PART I.-- GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MYERS CREEK MINING DISTRICT; PART II. -- GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE OROVILLE-NIGHTHAWK MINING DISTRICT: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 5, 111 P.WDGER OF 90-18