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Maid of Erin Prospect

Occurrence in Ferry county in Washington, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095545
MRDS ID M056652
Record type Site
Current site name Maid of Erin Prospect
Related records 10252632

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.3775, 47.83791 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 2.5 MILES ABOVE MOUTH OF GOLD CREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ferry(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lincoln(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Coulee Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ritzville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area(National Recreation Area)

National Recreation Area NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Ferry

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
027N 035E 14,15 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Analytical data

Result 1910 PANNING PRODUCED NO COLORS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Covada
    Rock description Covada

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.3775, 47.83791
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Petaseds Trend N15w With Steep Sw Dip.
Type of structure Local
Structure description N40w Shear Planes

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike N10W
    Dip 40E
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • River Terrace 300' Above Columbia Rv

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • OPEN CUT.

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Greene, Robert U.S. Geological Survey

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