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Turk Magnesite Deposit

Past Producer in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodity Magnesite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10228923
MRDS ID M060140
MAS/MILS ID 0530650779
Record type Site
Current site name Turk Magnesite Deposit
Related records 10103872

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -118.09301, 48.05795 (WGS84)
Elevation 1036

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stevens(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Adams Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nespelem(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Stevens

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 030 N 037 E 36 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Magnesite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -118.09301, 48.05795
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10E
    Dip 80W
    Thickness 85M
    Length 73M
    Width 73M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 2
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 DOMELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 DOLOMITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N10E:80W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830620
  • Strike N10E
    Dip 80W
    Thickness 67M
    Length 88M
    Width 88M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 DOMELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 DOLOMITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N10E:80W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830620

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1940
Mining method Open Pit

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1C1=M1C2+M1C3 MATRIX 1 COLUMN 1 REPRESENTS THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOR BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH ORE BODIES AT THE TURK MINE. M1C2=M1C1-M1C3 MAT 1 COL 2 REPRESENTS THE AVERAGE FOR THE NORTH ORE BODY. THE 1.00% FE2O3 VALUE REPRESENTS "R203" CONTENT M1C3=M1C1-M1C2 MAT 1 COL 3 REPRESENTS THE AVERAGE FOR THE SOUTH ORE BODY THE 1.00% FE2O3 VALUE REPRESENTS "R203" CONTENT.
  • A DEPOSIT REPORT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE RED MARBLE QUARRY AND KEYSTONE QUARRY. SEE COMMENTS FOR ADIT # 0530650640

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WETZEL, N., PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF THE STEVENS COUNTY

  • Deposit

    MAGNESITE DEPOSITS, STEVENS COUNTY WASHINGTON, BUMINES WFOC

  • Deposit

    MAS PROPERTY FILE EVALUATION REPORT, MAGNESITE, UNPUBLISHED

  • Deposit

    JUNE 1983.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-MAR-1995 Wetzel, Nicholas U.S. Bureau of Mines

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