Description
Patrick Clark?
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlOre Localized Near Intersection Between E-W Fissure Dipping 60 Deg. N. And N-S Fault Dipping 60 Deg. W.
Materials
Ore mineralsAtacamite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Argillite,Siltstone
StructureOn Upper Limb Of Large, Faulted, Recumbent Fold With Near Horizontal Axis.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10103867
MRDS IDM060110
Alternate namesKemp-Komar, Key West, Bluebird
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.14679, -117.6372
References
PATTY, E.N. 1921, THE METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 23, P. 153-158HUNTTING, M.T. 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIV. MINES GEOL. BULL. 37, VOL. 1, P. 99MILLER, F.K., 1969, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LOON LAKE QUADRANGLE, STEVENS AND SPOKANE COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY GEOLOGIC MAP GM-6FULKERSON, F.B. AND KINGSTON G.A. 1958, MINE PRODUCTION OF GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN PEND OREILLE AND STEEVENS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON, 1902-56: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC 78721890 DIREXPL KEMP-KOMAR MINE - DEVELOPMENT1915 DIREXPL GEORGE CRANE - PRODUCTION1918 DIREXPL LOON LAKE COPPER CO. - PRODUCTION; 1952 DIREXPL W. WEST - PRODUCTION.U.S.B.M. INF. CIRC. 7872