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Deep Creek/Gorien

Past Producer in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodities Lead, 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. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10277757
MRDS ID M060115
MAS/MILS ID 0530650412
Record type Site
Current site name Deep Creek/Gorien
Alternate or previous names Gorien Zinc, Deep Creek Mine, Northport
Related records 10042357

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.71611, 48.86345 (WGS84)
Elevation 567
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

Spirit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Colville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sandpoint(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Stevens

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 039 N 040 E 26 NENENE Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Dolomite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Tremolite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.71611, 48.86345
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50W
    Dip 75S
    Thickness 213M
    Length 49M
    Width 12M
    Depth to top 99999M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Type of Orebody #3 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 DOLOMITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N50W:75S
    Minimum Depth to Top 99999
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9999
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9999
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Area 65HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 65
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1914
Year of first production 1944

Mining district

District name Northport

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Columbia Resources
    Home office Washington
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 3000M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Swell Factor .56
    Percent Waste Rock 20
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH EXCESSIVE WATER
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. OTHER
    Length of Inclines (m) 213
    Slope of Inclines 65
    Number of Inclines 1
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 271
    Number of Adits 9
    1st Condition of Workings FLOODED
    Capacity 570
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 17.76
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING,M.T,1956 INVNTRY WASH MINS.WA DIV.MINES & GEOL BUL

  • Deposit

    WEISSENBORN,A.E,1970,EDITOR,PB-ZNDEPS KOOTENAY ARC.WA DIV MI

  • Deposit

    GEOL BUL 61.

  • Deposit

    WADDELL,G.G,1963,MINING METHS & COSTS,DEEP CRK ZN-PB MINE,G

  • Deposit

    D CONSOL.MINES CO,STEVENS CO.WASH.USBM IC 8174

  • Deposit

    PATTY,E.N,1921,METAL MINES OF WA.WA.GEOL SURVEY BUL 23

  • Deposit

    CAMPBELL,C.D,1946,PB-ZN DEPS PARTNORTHPORT DIST WA.USGS STRA

  • Deposit

    INVEST PRELIM MAP

  • Deposit

    YATES,R.G.1964,GEOL MAP & SECTS DEEP CRK,STEVENS & PEND ORE

  • Deposit

    S WA.USGS MISC.GEOL INVEST MAP 1-412

  • Deposit

    GAGE,H.L,SOME FOREIGN & DOM ZN-PBMINES THAT COULD SUPPLY ZN

  • Deposit

    TO PAC NW ELECTROLYTIC ZN IND. BVL PWR ADMIN.MKT DEVEL SEC

  • Deposit

    FULKERSON,F.B,KINGSTON G.A.1958 MINE PROD GOLD,AG,CU,PB,ZN.

  • Deposit

    O & STVNS COS WA.USBM IC 7872

  • Deposit

    WEISSENBORN,A.E,1966 IN MIN & WATER RES WA.WA DIV.MINES & GE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE ONLY RD 304M LONG REC 180 MODE OF ORIGIN UNCERTAIN-MAY BE SYNGENETIC REC 180 COLS 35-52 ONE ORE BODY WAS EXPOSED.NO UNCONSOLIDAT ESTIMATED LEAD-TIME TO REOPEN & PRODUCE ORE IS 5 MONTHS. MINE HAS WATER INVASION PROBLEM. PRE-BLASTHOLE GROUTING REQU 1985 UPDATE. NO ACTIVITY AT MINE SINCE 1980.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-AUG-94 Pierce, Paul A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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