Commodities
PrimaryAntimony
SecondaryGold
TertiaryZinc, Tungsten, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model180: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formLENTICULAR ZONE OF VEINS IN SHEAR ZONE
Ore controlOre Pods Plunge Parallel To Intersection Between Bedding And E-W Fractures. E-W Fractures Contain The Ore.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Jamesonite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Stibnite
GangueCalcite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone · Newby Group;Newby Group
StructureEast-Striking Vein System
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationSlight Addition Of Calcite, Pyrite, Arsenopyrite, And Pyrrhotite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1906
Last production1972
Identification
Deposit ID10111430
MRDS IDM060134
Alternate namesNew Deal, Dixie Queen, Reedy, Silver Seal
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.20122, -120.1809
References
PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 109-122.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 18.BARKSDALE, J.D., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE METHOW VALLEY, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 68, PL. 1.LEMMON, D.M., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB. DATALEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR-25, SCALE 1:1,168,000.CULVER, H.E., AND BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, P. 50-51.DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 169.1947 GEOLMAP WASH. DIV. OF MINES & GEOLOGY - BULLETIN 3HUNTTING (1956); LEMMON, UNPUB. DATA