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Congress Mine

Occurrence in Ferry county in Washington, United States with commodities Cobalt, Gold, Nickel, 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10252980
MRDS ID W001179
MAS/MILS ID 0530190007
Record type Site
Current site name Congress Mine
Alternate or previous names Congress Nickel Prospect
Related records 10068227

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -118.61613, 48.22764 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ferry(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Frosty Meadow(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nespelem(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Sanpoil(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Ferry

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 032 N 033 E 35 W2SE Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Nickel Critical Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -118.61613, 48.22764
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 180HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 180
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ROCKS OF THIS AREA ARE SCHISTOSE; THEY ARE OF BOTH SEDIMENTARY AND IGNEOUS ORIGIN. THEY ARE COMPOSED OF APPARENTLY CONFORMABLE STRATA OF AMPHIBOLITIC SCHISTS WITH INTERLAMINATED LIME SHALE MICA SCHIST AND A ROCK THAT RESEMBLES SHEARED GRANITE.
  • THE PYRITE IS NICKELIFEROUS. WHERE OXIDATION HAS TAKEN PLACE THE JOINTS AND FRACTURES EXHIBIT CONSIDERABLE COLORATION. SOME OF THE NICKEL-COBALT BEARING PYRITE IS DISSEMINATED IN THE QUARTZ BEYOND THE FRACTURES. THE DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A QUARTZ VEIN WHICH OCCUPIES A SHEAR ZONE THAT OCCURS ALONG THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE SCHISTOSE SERIES AND A SERPENTINE DIKE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1956
    Inferred 567000mt ore
    Total resources 567000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Cobalt Co 0.02 wt-pct Cobalt Trace 1956
    Nickel Ni 1.2 wt-pct Nickel Major 1956

Comments on the workings information

  • SENSITIVITY DEVELOPMENT DEPENDS UPON THE LOCATION OF THE MILLING SITE SHOULD THE CONGRESS MINE EVER GO INTO PRODUCTION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    SHELTON, J.E., 1956, BENEFICIATION STUDIES OF NICKELIFEROUS

  • Reserve-Resource

    ORES FROM THE SHAMROCK MINE, JACKSON COUNTY, OREG.,

  • Reserve-Resource

    AND THE CONGRESS MINE, FERRY COUNTY, WASH., U.S.B.M.

  • Reserve-Resource

    RI 5261, 8P.

  • Deposit

    WA STATE BULLETIN 37, PT 2, METALLIC, P 276.

  • Deposit

    USBM, WFOC, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 0530190007.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE HOLDINGS CONSIST OF 4 PATENTED CLAIMS AND 2 LOCATION CLAIMS. NO PRODUCTION HAS BEEN REPORTED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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