| Deposit ID | 10180448 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00331 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0530510265 |
| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | Pend Oreille Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.35645, 48.88333 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 690 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
| Relative position | Location is for named shaft symbol on the USGS topo map, east of the plant grounds. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pend Oreille(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Boundary Dam(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 | 039 N | 043 E | 15 | NESENW | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Cadmium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Cerussite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Marcasite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGE METAL CONTENT ABOUT 0.043 OZ AG/TON, 1.38% PB AND 3.6% ZN. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock type qualifier | silicified, brecciated | ||
| Rock unit name | Metaline Limestone | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate | ||
| Rock type qualifier | carbonaceous | ||
| Rock unit name | Ledbetter slate | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||
| Rock unit name | Ledbetter slate | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre | ||
| Rock type qualifier | dikes | ||
| |||
| Ore Body (1) | -117.35645, 48.88333 |
|---|
| Thickness | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 1500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 32HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 35M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1896 |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Metaline Mining District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pend Oreille Mines and Metals Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minnova Corp. |
| ID | 4500366 |
| Interest | 45.8 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Resources Finance Corp. |
| ID | 4500366 |
| Interest | 54.2 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Teck Resources Limited (formerly Teck Cominco American) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Vancouver, BC Canada |
| Year | 2010 |
| First year | 1996 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 208000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 117000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 325000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 117000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 650000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 3540000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3540000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 3600000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3600000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 3600000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 2300000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 5900000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 5000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0530510265 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00331 | MRDS dep_id 10056071 merged into 10180448 |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060153 | MRDS dep_id 10042386 merged into 10180448 |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4500366 |
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Derkey, R.E., Joseph, N.L., Lasmanis, Raymond, 1990, Metal mines of Washington?Preliminary report: Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Open File Report 90-18, 577 p.
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NORTHERN MINER-5/22/95 ADIT & RESOURCE
Metaline Contact Mines website. 7/15/2010
http://www.metalinecontactmines.com/projects_POMZM.php
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINE ONLY RD 1.4 KM REC 050 DEPOSIT DISCOVERED BY DRILLING REC.180 EXACT MODE ORIGIN UNCERTAIN-MAY BE MODIFIED SYNGENET REC 620 COLS 28-54 EXTENSIVE WORKINGS-MEANINGFUL DIVISION IN 1985 UPDATE. ACTIVITY AT MINE SINCE 1981 CONSISTED OF CARE AND MAINTENANCE AND MINOR EXPLORATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-73 | Puffett, Willard P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 01-FEB-91 | Berger, Mary A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 31-OCT-97 | Difrancesco, Carl A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Active since 04/16/2026 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4500366 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Pend Oreille Mine |
| Current operator | Teck Washington Incorporated |
| Current controller (parent) | Teck Resources Limited |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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