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Old Dominion Mine

Past Producer in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Limestone, Dimension, Zinc
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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. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10253332
MRDS ID M060117
MAS/MILS ID 0530650360
Record type Site
Current site name Old Dominion Mine
Alternate or previous names Old Dominion.Claim Names Are:Old, Dominion,Carpentier,Dempsey,Ella,, Buda,Walter,Ophir Boy,Reeves,Till, Ie P.,Spaulding,Arline,Tres Pinos
Related records 10253992, 10042359

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.77801, 48.55345 (WGS84)
Elevation 975
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stevens(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

White Mud Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Colville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Colville(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Stevens

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 035 N 040 E 09 NW Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Limestone, Dimension Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Cerussite Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Siderite Unknown
Silver Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Stephanite Unknown
Tetrahedrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.77801, 48.55345
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60E
    Dip 20W
    Thickness 2.1M
    Length 91M
    Width 9.1M
    Area 8HA
    Depth to top 99999M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 DOLOMITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N60E:20W
    Minimum Depth to Top 99999
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9999
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9999
    Total Surface Area (HA) 8
    Date of Last Modification 800605

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1883
Year of first production 1883

Mining district

District name Colville Mining District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Boise Cascade Corp. Claims Nos.324,325,339
    ID 4502948
    Interest 100
    Home office Washington
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BANCROFT,HOWLAND,1914 ORE DEPS NEWASH USGS BUL 550

  • Deposit

    BENNETT,W.A.G,1937,STRAT AND STRUCT STUDIES IN COLVILLE QUAD

  • Deposit

    THESIS UNIV CHICAGO

  • Deposit

    BETHUNE,G.A,1891,MINES AND MINS OF.WA.WA STATE GEOL 2ND AN

  • Deposit

    FULKERSON,F.B;KINGSTON,G.A.1958 MINE PROD AU,AG,CU,PB,ZN,IN

  • Deposit

    OREILLE AND STEVENS CO.WA.1902-56U.S.B.M.IC 7872

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING,M.T,1956 INVNTRY WA MIN DEPS.WA DIV GEOL BUL.37

  • Deposit

    JENKINS,O.P,1924 LEAD DEPS PEND OREILLE AND STEVENS COS.WA

  • Deposit

    GEOL BUL 31

  • Deposit

    MILLS,J.W,1962 HI-CA LIMESTONES OF E WASH.WA DIV GEOL BUL 4

  • Deposit

    WA DIV GEOL EARTH RESOURCES UNPUBD DATA

  • Deposit

    WEISSENBORN,A.E;ARMSTRONG,F.C; FYLES,J.T.,1970,PB-2N DEPS

  • Deposit

    Y ARC,NE WASH.AND ADJACENT BRIT COL. WA DIV GEOL BUL 61

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REC 080.COL 35-52.EXPOSED ESTIMATED LEAD-TIME TO PRODUCE ORE 2 YEARS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-JUN-1994 Lucas, J.M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/15/1982
MSHA mine ID4502948
Mine name (MSHA)Old Dominion Mine
Current operatorWestern Land & Resources Inc
Current controller (parent)Clemets Martin & D C R Nordstrom
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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