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Mountain View Prospect

Past Producer in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodity Magnesite
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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. Land status
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10278282
MAS/MILS ID 0530650631
Record type Site
Current site name Mountain View Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.8825, 48.21705 (WGS84)
Elevation 792

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stevens(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stensgar Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chewelah(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 031 N 039 E 03 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Magnesite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.8825, 48.21705
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 DOLOMITIZATION
    Date of Last Modification 830617

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1916
Year of first production 1918

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1918
    Description Crude Magnesite Mined 500 Tonnes
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Magnesite Magnesium 500mt
  • Year 1919
    Description Crude Magnesite Mined 1000 Tonnes
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Magnesite Magnesium 1000mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VALENTINE, G.M., INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS, PART 1

  • Deposit

    NON-METALLIC MINERALS, WASH. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL

  • Deposit

    37, 1979, 113 PP.

  • Deposit

    WETZEL, N., PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF THE STEVENS COUNTY

  • Deposit

    MAGNESITE DEPOSITS, STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON, BUMINES WFOC

  • Deposit

    MAS PROPERTY EVALUATION FILE REPORT, MAGNESITE, UNPUBLISHED

  • Deposit

    JUNE, 1983

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-MAY-1986 Wetzel, Nicholas U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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