Mullen

Occurrence in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodities Lead, Antimony, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10009083
MRDS ID D001745
Record type Site
Current site name Mullen

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.66777, 48.41652 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 MILES DUE EAST OF CHEWELAH, 1 MILE DUE EAST OF QUARTZITE MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stevens(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cliff Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chewelah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Colville(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Colville National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Stevens

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 032N 041E 16 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Antimony Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Meneghinite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Zinkenite Ore

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE ANALYSIS: 0.56 OZ./TON AU, 21.60 OZ./TON AG, 1.0% CU, 33.8% PB, 5.6% ZN, 0.14% SB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.66777, 48.41652

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LAT. & LONG. ARE GENERAL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1975 Miller, M. H. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.