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Wells Fargo

Producer in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodities Antimony, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc
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  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. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10009092
MRDS ID D001757
Record type Site
Current site name Wells Fargo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.91777, 48.16652 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Relative position ON SOUTH SIDE OF EASTWARD - STRIKING RIDGE SEPARATING HEADWATER DRAINAGE OF TWO NW TRIBUTARIES OF DEER CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stevens(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stensgar Mountain(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Stevens

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 031N 038E 36 Washington

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Jamesonite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Siderite Ore
Stibnite Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE SHIPPED AVERAGED 7% SB
Result SAMPLE OF VEIN AT OPEN PIT 0.02 OZ. AU, 2.0 OZ. AG, 13.4% PB, 0.05% ZN, 6.0% SB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Deer Trail Grp., Slates, Quartzites
    Rock description Deer Trail Grp., Slates, Quartzites
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.91777, 48.16652
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1890

Mining district

District name Deer Trail Dist.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PURDY, C. P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIV. MINE & GEOL. BULL. 39

  • Deposit

    SEE ALSO CRIB RECORD M060116

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIV. MINES & GEOL. BULL. 37

  • Deposit

    1897 DIREXPL WELLS FARGO MINING CO.

  • Deposit

    1917 DIREXPL WELLS FARGO MINING CO.

  • Deposit

    1946 DIREXPL WELLS FARGO MINING CO.

Reporter information

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

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