Wells -Fargo Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042358
MRDS ID M060116
Record type Site
Current site name Wells -Fargo Mine
Related records 10253591

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.96916, 48.14874 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Relative position 11 MILES WSW FROM VALLEY, WASHINGTON

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)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

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

Comments on the location information

  • ON SE SLOPE OF HUCKLEBERRY MOUNTAIN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Secondary
Silver Secondary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • STIBNITE CYRSTALS AS PLUMOSE AGGREGATES 3/4- INCH IN DIAMETER SCATTERED THROUGH QUARTZ VEIN

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Jamesonite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Zinkenite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Mchale Slate, Thin-Bedded Quartzite
    Rock description Mchale Slate, Thin-Bedded Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.96916, 48.14874

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Property On West Limb Of Ne-Striking Anticline.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N15 DEG.E
    Dip 60 DEG.W.
    Thickness 2.13M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 60.96M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1890
Year of first production 1937

Mining district

District name Deer Trail District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Fargo Mining Corp.
  • Type Owner
    Owner C. R., J. M., And F. B. Carr

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Length 152.4M
    Overall depth 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO ADITS, 155 FEET APART VERTICALLY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PURDY, C.P., JR. 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 39, P. 146-148

  • Deposit

    CAMPBELL, IAN, AND LOOFBOUROW, J.S. JR., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE MAGNESITE BELT OF STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1142-F

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1969, MINERALS YEARBOOK: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES.

  • Deposit

    1897 DIREXPL WELLS-FARGO MINING CO. - DEVELOPMENT

  • Deposit

    1942 GEOLMAP IAN CAMPBELL - REGIONAL GEOLOGIC MAP

  • Deposit

    1946 DIREXPL CARR BROTHERS - DIAMOND DRILLED

  • Deposit

    1969 DIREXPL FARGO MINING CORP - DEVELOPMENT

  • Production

    WASH. DIV. MINES & GEOL BULL 39, P.148

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

External references