| Deposit ID | 10042348 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060103 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pioneer Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Longshot |
| Related records | 10180613 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.69166, 48.62235 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1128 |
| Relative position | 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLVILLE WASHINGTON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Stevens(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Park Rapids(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Colville(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Stevens |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 036N | 041E | 18 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Cadmium | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Result | 0.4 -39.9 OUNCES SILVER PER TON, 0.4 TO 16.0 PERCENT LEAD |
|---|---|
| Result | 1.9 TO 16.6 PERCENT ZINC. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Maitlen Phyllite, Limestone, Schist | ||||
| Rock description | Maitlen Phyllite, Limestone, Schist | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -117.69166, 48.62235 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sheared Zone Near Limestone - Schist Contact. |
| General form | POD/LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50E |
| Dip | 70N |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 15.24M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| Discoverer | George S. Watson And Robert L. Ferguson |
| Year of first production | 1953 |
| District name | Colville Washington District |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pioneer Mining Co. |
| Year | 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1951 - 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^10 - 15 % Pb + Zn, 10 Oz Ag/T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Overall depth | 22.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060103 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASH. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 244
1951 DIREXPL PIONEER MINING COMPAN
WASH. DIV. GEOLOGY AND MINES BULL. 37
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS AS RICH PODS OF GALENA AND SPHALERITE IN LIMESTONE NEAR SHEARED CONTACT WITH SCHISTOSE GREENSTONE. APPARENTLY DOES NOT PERSIST MORE THAN 50 FEET BELOW SURFACE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1973 | Puffett, Willard P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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