| Deposit ID | 10103871 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060131 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Oriole Mine |
| Related records | 10301832 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.41388, 48.86014 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 853 |
| Relative position | 1 1/2 MILES NW OF METALINE, WASHINGTON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pend Oreille(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Metaline(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Colville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Pend Oreille |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 39N | 43E | 19 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | PICKED ORE CONTAINED 42.1 OZ/TON AG, 21.9% ZN, 15.3% PB, 1.12% CU. OTHER SAMPLES INDICATE 0.025 OZ/TON AU, 3.25 OZ/TON AG, 1.5% PB, 2.5% ZN. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock unit name | Monk Formation-Dolomite;Gypsy Quartzite | ||
| Rock description | Monk Formation-Dolomite;Gypsy Quartzite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -117.41388, 48.86014 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Flume Creek Fault About 500 Ft. East Of Mine. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Beds Trend N25 Deg. E. And Dip 30-45 Deg. Nw Important Fault Strikes N 65 Deg. W. And Dips 60 N. E. |
| General form | LENS, STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N65DEG. W |
| Dip | 60 DEG. NE |
| Length | 53.34M |
| Width | 1.37M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 91.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1911 |
| District name | Metaline Mining District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arthur Betchart And E. O. Dressel , Jr. |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060131 |
PARK, C.F. JR. AND CANNON, R.S. JR. 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE METALINE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 202, P. 76-77
HUNTTING, M.T. 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS: PART II - METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 37, V. 1, P. 371
U.S.B.M. INFO CIRC. 7872
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS IN QUARTZ LENSES AS MUCH AS 3 FT. THICK AND 20 FT. LONG IN A GOUGE BRECCIA SEAM IN DOLOMITE. LENSES ELONGATED DOWN DIP AND CONNECTED BY NARROW QUARTZ STRINGERS. MCAMB ROCKS E OF MINE HAVE PB-ZN ORE BODIES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1973 | Puffett, Willard P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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