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Atkins Mine

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Lead, 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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041594
MRDS ID M056697
Record type Site
Current site name Atkins Mine
Related records 10277525

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.86753, 48.45178 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bald Knob(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nespelem(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Sanpoil(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
Willamette 034N 031E 12 SW Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Some Limonite And Copper Statning

Analytical data

Result ESTIMATED 20% GALENA & SPHALERITE 2 OZ AG, TRACE AU FROM 1 BAND

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Colville Batholith
    Rock description Colville Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.86753, 48.45178
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Length 60.96M
    Width 0.91M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Along 1 Ft Layer Within Qtz

Comments on the geologic information

  • NEAR THE SHAFT THE VEIN IS CUT BY A NE TRENDING DIK E OF GRANODIORITE PORPHYRY. ; GEOL.DESC: QTZ ALONG SCHIST/ARGILLITE CONTACT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 12.19M

Comments on the workings information

  • 40 FT DEEP SHAFT.

Comments on development

  • SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 217.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL. 1161-F, P. 66, 68-69, PLATE 1

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 FT QTZ VEIN BEODED BETWEEN SCHIST & ARGILLITE CON TAINS A 1 FT LAYER OF ORE MINERALS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1979 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1982 Lawson, William A. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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