| Deposit ID | 10008500 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D000701 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 530650398 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Midnite |
| Alternate or previous names | Midnite Mine |
| Included sites | Midnite Mine Area Boyd Lease |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.08333, 47.95 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ON THE SPOKANe INDIAN RESERVATION |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Stevens(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Turtle Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Coulee Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ritzville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Spokane(hydrologic unit)
Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Stevens |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 028N | 037E | 01,02,11, 12 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Uranophane | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite |
| (1) | -118.08333, 47.95 |
|---|
| General form | SPECIFIC (SPOT) LOCATION (Copied from deleted record US53039 = 10067204) |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1954 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D000701 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00481 | =10056184, merged and deleted. |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | US53039 | = 10067204, merged and deleted. |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 530650398 | =10131495, merged and deleted. |
WEIS, P., ET AL, 1958, RECONNAISSANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE MINERALS IN WASHINGTON, IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA: USGS BULL. 1074B
BULLETIN 37, PART 2, VOLUME I, P. 356.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT BIA-10, U.S. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, SPOKANE INDIAN RESERVATION, 1975, P. 24-27.
WASHINGTON STATE DEPT. OF ECOLOGY TOXIC CLEANUP PROGRAM. AFFECTED MEDIA AND CONTAMINATION REPORT, APR. 7, 1993.
WDGER OFR 90-18
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | STATE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SITE (C2) AFFECTED SURFACE WATER METALS AS POLLUTANTS IN LANDFILL, SUSPECTED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1974-09-01 | King, Robert U. | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD |
| Editor | 1995-06-09 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 2011-10-28 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted 3 duplicate records 10067204, 10056184, and 10131495. |
| Reporter | 1994-06-24 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | 10131495 = 0530650398 |
| Reporter | 1991-02-01 | Berger, Mary A | U.S. Geological Survey | SP00481 = 10056184 |
| Reporter | 1979-05-01 | USGS | U.S. Geological Survey | US53039 = 10067204 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.