Pioneer Mine

Past Producer in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Cadmium, Tungsten
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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042348
MRDS ID M060103
Record type Site
Current site name Pioneer Mine
Alternate or previous names Longshot
Related records 10180613

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.69166, 48.62235 (WGS84)
Elevation 1128
Relative position 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLVILLE WASHINGTON

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Stevens

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 036N 041E 18 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Cadmium Secondary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • DECEMBER 1952 PRODUCTION AVERAGED 12 TO 15 PERCENT LEAD AND ZINC AND 10 OUNCES SILVER

Analytical data

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 and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Maitlen Phyllite, Limestone, Schist
    Rock description Maitlen Phyllite, Limestone, Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.69166, 48.62235

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Sheared Zone Near Limestone - Schist Contact.

Ore body information

  • General form POD/LENS
    Strike N50E
    Dip 70N
    Length 45.72M
    Width 6.1M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 15.24M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Colville Washington District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pioneer Mining Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1955
    Period 1951 - 1955
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^10 - 15 % Pb + Zn, 10 Oz Ag/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 282g/mt
    Ore Lead Lead 10wt-pct
    Ore Zinc Zinc 15wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 3000 TONS MINED ACCORDING TO OWNER.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 304.8M
    Overall depth 22.86M

Comments on the workings information

  • MINE DEVELOPED BY SMALL OPEN PIT, ADIT CROSSCUT AND DRIFT FROM WHICH A WINZE WAS SUNK AND RAISES WERE DRIVEN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASH. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 244

  • Deposit

    1951 DIREXPL PIONEER MINING COMPAN

  • Production

    WASH. DIV. GEOLOGY AND MINES BULL. 37

General comments

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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1973 Puffett, Willard P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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