| Deposit ID | 10103870 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060126 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lynx Cat Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Eagle Mountain |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.00583, 48.31624 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1341 |
| Relative position | 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHEWELAH, WASHINGTON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Stevens(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wellington Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Nespelem(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Colville(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Stevens |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 33N | 041E | 33 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Result | SHIPMENTS AVERAGED 98.3% BASO4 WITH SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF 4.25 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mchale Slate-Argillite, Phyllite | ||||
| Rock description | Mchale Slate-Argillite, Phyllite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -118.00583, 48.31624 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N-Trending Overturned Fold |
| General form | IRREGULAR AND TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N10 DEG.E. |
| Dip | 40 DEG. SE. |
| Length | 274.32M |
| Width | 9.14M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 21.34M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1958 |
| District name | Chewelah Mining District |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Don Lewis |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | G. Lavigne, W.B. Moorhouse, A. Ole. |
| Year | 1961 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1958-1961 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^98.3 % Baso4 | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 45.72M |
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Overall length | 30.48M |
| Overall width | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060126 |
MOEN, W.S. 1964, BARITE IN WASHINGTON: WASH. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 512 P. 66-70
CLARK, L.D., AND MILLER F.K., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE CHEWELAH MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASH. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. GEOLOGIC MAP GM-5
1958 DIREXPL W. R. GREEN - PRODUCTION
1960 DIREXPL DON LEWIS - PRODUCTION
MOEN, W.S., 1964, BARITE IN WASHINGTON
MOEN, W.S. 1964, BARITE IN WASHINGTON
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1973 | Puffett, Willard P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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