| Deposit ID | 10204465 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0530479006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Canamera Milling and Smelting |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.45306, 48.42454 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Okanogan(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
The Pothole(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Omak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Okanogan(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Okanogan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 034 N | 027 E | 29 | NENENE | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -119.45306, 48.42454 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0530479006 |
WASHINGTON STATE DEPT. OF ECOLOGY. CONFIRMED AND SUSPECTED
CONTAMINATED SITES REPORT, OCT. 13, 1993.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ON COLVILLE INDIAN RESERVATION. SULFIDE ORE MINE AND MILL SHUT DOWN IN LATE 1970S. DRIED TAILINGS/TAILINGS PONDS (XANTHATE). EPA PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT IN 8/85. CONFIRMED SEDIMENT AND SOIL CONTAMINATION; SUSPECTED DRINKING WATER, GROUNDWATER, AND SURFACE WATER CONTAMINATION: EPA PRIORITY POLLUTANTS-METALS AND CYANIDE; OTHER NON-PRIORITY POLLUTANT METEALS. STATUS: AWAITING ASSESSMENT BY DEPT. OF ECOLOGY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-FEB-1994 | O'Brien, Mary Ann | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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