Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlThe Deposit Is On The Same Fault And Is Similar To The Ruby Deposit. The Vein Trends N65w, Dips 35sw, And Can Be Traced For 3000 Feet Along The Outcrop. The Vein Is Altered As Much As 4 Feet From The Fault (Huntting, 1956, P. 307; Rinehart And Fox, 1972, P. 96).
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueQuartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockGreenstone
StructureThe Kobau Formation Was Deposited Along An Active Continental Margin Proximal To An Island Arc.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10056014
MRDS IDSP00259
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.94177, -119.70368
References
DERKEY, R.E.; JOSEPH, N.L.; LASMANIS, R., 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON-PRELIMINARY REPORT: STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, 577 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 P.RINEHART, C.D.; FOX, K.F., JR., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE LOOMIS QUADRANGLE, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 64, 124 P., 3 PL.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.