| Deposit ID | 10180329 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00340 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0530510336 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | West Contact |
| Alternate or previous names | Bella May, Metaline, Blue Bucket |
| Related records | 10056080 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.4167, 48.85176 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 922 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Pend Oreille |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 039 N | 043 E | 30 | E2 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -117.4167, 48.85176 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Metaline Mining District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Metaline Mining And Leasing |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0530510336 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00340 | MAS references MRDS |
DERKEY ET AL, 1990, WASH DIV GEOL & EARTH RES OPEN FILE REPT
90-18, P. 324
ADDIE, G.G., 1970, WASH DIV MINES & GEOL BULL 61, P. 65-78
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE WEST CONTACT DEPOSIT WAS EXTRACTED THROUGH THE METALINE MINE TUNNEL (0530510335). ITS PRODUCTION WAS COMBINED WITH THAT OF THE BELLA MAY (0530510118) AND BLUE BUCKET (0530510119). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-JUN-94 | Hughes, Curt A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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