| Deposit ID | 10252800 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0530190280 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Meteor |
| Related records | 10252966 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.28172, 48.22625 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 792 |
| Relative position | 3 mi. south of Meteor and 2 miles north of Kewa |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ferry(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kewa(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
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Ferry |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 032 N | 036 E | 33 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Rhodochrosite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 0.6% PB |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.06 OZ. AU |
| Result | 65.84 OZ./TON AG |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Ore Body (1) | -118.28172, 48.22625 |
|---|
| Width | 0.46M |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| 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 | 0530190280 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M056116 | consolidated into this record |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M056116 | consolidated into this record |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00090 | consolidated into this record |
Purdy, C. P., 1951, Antimony Occurences of Washington: Washington Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 39
WDGER OFR 90-18
Bancroft, Howland, 1914, The Ore Deposits of Northeastern Washington; U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 550, 215 P.
Huntting, M. T., 1956, Inventory of Washington Minerals-Part II, Metallic Minerals: Washington Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.
Joseph, N.L., Compiler, 1990, Geologic Map of the Nespelem 1:100,000 Quadrangle, Washington: Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Open File Report 90-16, 47 P., 1 PL.
Pardee, J.T., 1918, Geology and Mineral Depositsof the Colville Indian Reservation, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 677, 186 P., 1 PL.
Patty, E.N., 1921, The Metal Mines of Washington: Washington Geological Survey Bulletin 23, 366 P.
Weaver, C.E., 1913, Geology and Ore Deposits of the Covada Mining District: Washington Geological Survey Bulletin 16, 87 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1974 | Greene, Robert | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1975 | Miller, M. H. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1991 | Berger, Mary A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1992 | Frank, Dave | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.