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Controller Mine

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, 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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041506
MRDS ID M056573
Record type Site
Current site name Controller Mine
Related records 10179995

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.84807, 48.13734 (WGS84)
Relative position 7 MILES SSW OF NESPELEM.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nespelem NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nespelem(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chief Joseph(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Vesuvianite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 1.2 OZ AG, 1.9% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Colville Batholith
    Rock description Colville Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Covada Group
    Rock description Covada Group
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.84807, 48.13734
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • A CERTAIN LAYER A FEW FT IN WIDTH IS WEATHERED TO A HIGHLY LIMONITIC MATERIAL THAT RESEMBLES THE GOSSAN OF A PYRITIFEROUS LODE BUT IS PROBABLY DERIVED IN THE MAIN FROM MAGNETITE AND IRON BEARING SILICATES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LIMY ARGILLITE AND IMPURE LIMESTONE SURROUNDED AND METAMORPHOSED BY GRANITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Mccoy, Gail U.S. Geological Survey

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