| Deposit ID | 10088839 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060106 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Edna Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | King |
| Related records | 10301729 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.88804, 48.19707 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 869 |
| Relative position | 8 MILES WEST OF VALLEY, WASHINGTON. |
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
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Stevens |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 031N | 039E | 09 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tennantite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | VEIN MATERIAL AVERAGES ABOUT 2 PERCENT CU, TRACE AU, 0.1OZ. AG PER TON. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Edna Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Edna Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -117.88804, 48.19707 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Steeply Dipping, Locally Overturned, West Limb Of A Northward-Plunging Anticline. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 10 DEG.E. |
| Dip | 65 DEG. NW |
| Length | 94.49M |
| Width | 2.74M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 79.25M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1896 |
| Discoverer | Axel Herman |
| Year of first production | 1899 |
| District name | Valley District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Carr Brothers |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. R. And J. M. Carr |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 316.99M |
| Overall depth | 82.91M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060106 |
WEAVER, C.E. 1920, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 20, P. 181-182
HUNTTING, M.T. 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 37, VOL. 1, P. 96
CAMPBELL, IAN AND LOOFBOUROW, J.S. JR. 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE MAGNESITE BELT OF STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1142-F, P. F-47
1898 DIREXPL AXEL HERMAN - SUNK SHAFT 100 FT.
1901 DIREXPL J.B. TUTTLE & SON SUNK SHAFT 270 FT AND DRIFTED 750 FT.
1950 DIREXPL CARR BROTHERS - PUMPED SHAFT.
WEAVER, C.E. 1920, P. 181
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IS SILICIFIED ZONE AS MUCH AS 30 FT THICK IN WHICH AREA A PRINCIPAL VEIN 1/2 TO 9 FT THICK WITH MANY NARROW STRINGERS OF QUARTZ. PRINCIPAL VEIN MINERALS ARE QUARTZ WITH SUBORDINATE AMOUNTS OF LIGHT-COLORED CARBONATE, PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, AND TENNANTITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1973 | Puffett, Willard P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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