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Lone Star Mine

Past Producer in Ferry county in Washington, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Mineral rights holdings
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Reserves and resources
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10252966
MAS/MILS ID 0530190424
Record type Site
Current site name Lone Star Mine
Alternate or previous names Attwood Mine, Lexington Project, Washington Mine
Related records 10252800

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -118.60356, 48.99598 (WGS84)
Elevation 1200
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position Center of pit, Within 10 Meters, Within 10 Meters

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ferry(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Curlew(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Republic(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kettle(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Ferry

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 040 N 033 E 02 C N2 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Azurite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Silver Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Talc Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Clinozoisite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Sericite Gangue
Serpentine Gangue

Analytical data

Result 36,000 tons shipped averaged 2.6% CU, .032 OZ AU, .193 OZ. AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) Upper Paleozoic rocks, undivided
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name Sheared basalt-dacite contact
Type of structure Local
Structure name Plunging anticline
Type of structure Local
Structure name Sericitization, Silification
Type of structure Regional
Structure name North-trending Bacon Creek fault trace is near mine

Ore body information

  • General form Irregularly shaped, east-west trending, relatively flat-lying zone.
    Strike E00W
    Dip 10S
    Thickness 55M
    Length 274M
    Width 183M
    Area 17HA
    Depth to top 18M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 CARBONITIZATION
    Strike And Dip E00W:10S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 17
    Date of Last Modification 830208

Comments on the geologic information

  • Eocene Felsic Rocks Intruded Permian-Triassic Metasedimentary and Metavolcanic Rocks of the Area (Parker and Calkins, 1964, Geol. Map).
  • Chalcopyrite Is Present As Disseminations and In Veinlets Along Foliation In Schistose, Serpentinized Dacite In A Zone 50 Ft. Wide In the Hanging Wall of A Diabase Dike Dipping 30-50 Degrees To the East and Southeast. Company Records Indicated Nearly 250,000 Tons of Ore Containing 1.94% Cu, 0.047% Oz/Ton Au, 0.204% Oz/Ton Ag Remained In the Ground (Huntting, 1956, P. 54).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1897
Discoverer Reservation Mining and Milling Co.
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1909

Mining district

District name Boundary District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hallauer, Wilbur
    ID 4502433
    Home office P.O. Box 70, Oroville, Wa
    Year 1984
  • Type Owner
    Owner Grant, A. R.
    ID 4502433
    Interest 65
    Home office P.O. Box 15, Langley, Wa
    Year 1984
  • Type Operator
    Owner Azure Resources, Ltd,Vancouver, B. C.
    ID 4502433
    Interest 18
    Home office Canada
    Year 1984
  • Type Operator
    Owner Kennecott Corp.
    ID 4502433
    Year 1990

Comments on the ownership information

  • WILSON MINING CORP.LTD 2 PERCENT OWNERSHIP. ROBERT H.SERAPHIM 4.5 PERCENT OWNERSHIP.

    ALSO BLM ADMINISTERED. PRECIP. 30 IN., DERIVED FROM PERSONNEL COMM. W/GRANBY. SWELL FACTOR 11.5 CU.FT.TO 18 CU.FT. EQUALS 36. WASTE + OVERBURDEN = 1238030 S TONS ORE 12-96: THIS PROPERTY ALONG WITH LEXINGTON, CITY OF PARIS, AND NUMBER 7 ALL ARE A PART OF THE LEXINGTON PROJECT. THESE PROPERTIES ALL STRADDLE THE CANADA-USA BORDER. THE AREA IS WELL SERVICED WITH SEVERAL MAJOR CENTERS W/IN COMMUTING DISTANCE AND NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRICITY CROSSING THE PROPERTY AND GOOD LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE. UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT IS COMPLETE AND DIAMOND DRILLING OF THE MAIN ZONE EXTENSION IS CONTINUING. ACCESS TO THE LEXINGTON MAIN ZONE (GRENOBLE ZONE) IS PRESENTLY BEING DEVELOPED VIA A DECLINE IN PREPARATION OF MINING @ THE RATE OF 100 TONS/DAY. THE EXISTING DRILL PROVEN RESERVES (PRESUMABLY THE LEXINGTON PROJECT RESERVES ALTHOUGH NOT CLEARLY STATED) ARE 160,000 TONS OF 0.22 OZ/TON AU AND 0.96% CU. OWNER AND SOURCE ARE NOT IDENTIFIED IN THE ARTICLE.

Production statistics

  • Year 1918
    Period 1910 - 1918
    Material Ore
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 3g/mt
    Major Ore Gold Gold 1g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 5wt-pct
  • Year 1978
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 17052mt
    Description Crude Ore Produced 17052 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 117726.67g
    Minor Silver Silver 401079.38g
    Major Copper Copper 1297274.17mt

Comments on the production information

  • PROPERTY WAS OPTIONED BY AZURE RESOURCES LTD. IN 1981. SINCE THAT TIME, RESERVES IN THE OPEN PIT HAVE BEEN IN- CREASED TO 2,830,234 T. (INDICATED); 3,034,532 T (INDICATED) AND 18,143,695 T. (POSSIBLE). DRILLING HAS LOCATED TWO ADDITIONAL ORE BODIES, THE NORTHWEST COPPER-GOLD ZONE AND THE GOLD ZONE. ADDITION RESERVES MAY BE DEVELOPED ON THE NORTH- EAST FRACTURE ZONE AND THE SOUTH-EAST EXTENTION OF THE EXISTING PIT. (AZURE RESOURCES 1982-1983 ANNUAL REPORT).

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Total resources 18461000mt ore
    Remarks AMH 1997 entry for Brittania Gold as quoted from in Keith Long's significant deposit list of March 2010.\n
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver 19 g/mt Silver Secondary 1997
    Gold 0.34 g/mt Gold Primary 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 145150mt ore
    Total resources 145150mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.96 wt-pct Copper Major 1996
    Gold Au 7.54 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Total resources 7400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper 1.405 wt-pct Copper Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • REFLECTS PRODUCTION FOR 1978. WFOC PRODUCTION FILES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 4HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Swell Factor .57
    Percent Waste Rock 66.9
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 18
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 7.6
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 1360
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 117
    Unit Production Cost 2.8
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 208
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 37, V. 1, P. 54

  • Deposit

    BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1914, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 550, P. 197-199, P. 2.

  • Deposit

    LONE STAR MINING CORP. FEASIBILITY STUDY UNPUBLISHED. 1976

  • Deposit

    WASH. STATE DEPT. OF ECOLOGY ENV. IMPACT STATEMENT OCTOBER

  • Deposit

    WHITE,A.F. RPT. GEOL. CURLEW AREA/AMER. EXPLOR. CO. 1970 UNP

  • Deposit

    AZURE RESOURCES LTD ANNUAL REPORT 1982-1983.

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. GEOL. AND EARTH RESOURCES, 1991, WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 19, NO. 1, P. 7.

  • Deposit

    12-96: SOURCE NOT IDENTIFIED IN THE ARTICLE. ARTICLE MIGHT BE FROM AN ANNUAL RPT, PERHAPS LEXINGTON.

  • Deposit

    PARKER, R. L., AND CALKINS, J. A., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE CURLEW QUADRANGLE, FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 1169, P. 86-88, PL. 3

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 37, V. 1, P. 54

  • Deposit

    WDGER OFR 90-18

  • Deposit

    HODGES, L.K., 1987, MINING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER, 116P. [FASCIMILE REPRINTED 1967 IN TWO VOLUMES, MINING IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON, AND MINING IN WESTERN WASHINGTON: SHOREY BOOK STORE, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.]

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-JUL-97 Pierce, Paul A. U.S. Bureau of Mines
Reporter 01-JUN-74 Greene, Robert U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-SEP-73 Puffett, Willard P. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-JAN-91 Berger, Mary A. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-92 Frank, Dave U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 01/26/1979
MSHA mine ID4502433
Mine name (MSHA)Lone Star Mine
Current operatorLone Star Mining Corp
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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