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Metaline District

Producer in Pend Oreille county in Washington, United States with commodities Zinc, Silver, Copper, Lead
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000888
MRDS ID K002909
Record type District
Current site name Metaline District

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.35, 48.9 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Coordinates are for the approximate center of the Metaline Contact Mines company holdings in the Metaline district.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pend Oreille(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Boundary Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Colville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Pend Oreille
United States Washington Stevens

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 40N, 39N, 38N\n 43 44 45E, 42 43 44 45E, 42 43 44 45E Washington

Comments on the location information

  • The original Metaline district boundary, as recorded in the office of the county clerk of Stevens County, covers 11 townships, an area of approximately 400 sq miles, (~18 x 24 miles) in the NE corner of Washington. (Bancroft, 1910)
  • The Metaline Contact Mines company website outlines their properties along the Pend-Oreille river, covering an area about 13 miles long and up to 3 miles wide, mostly on the west side of the river. The properties extend about 10 miles north of Metaline Falls to the Canadian border, and 3 miles south.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 231
USGS model code 32a + 32b
Deposit model name Mississippi Valley, minor
Mark3 model number 94

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.35, 48.9
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1906

Mining district

District name METALINE DISTRICT

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 2010
    Total endowment 23000000mt
    Remarks estimated from Metaline Contact Mines company info.
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver 1.2 wt-pct Silver Primary 2010
    Zinc 4.2 wt-pct Zinc Primary 2010

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • The Metaline Contact Mines company website attributes the following to the Metaline district:
    Production: 17.5 million tons ore at 2.52% Zn, 1.14% Pb from the Metaline formation.
    Reserves at Pend-Oreille: 5,727,000 tonnes 7.7% Zn, 1.4% Pb
    Inferred resources at Washington Rock, 1 mi S of Pend-Oreille: no amount stated, 7.0% Zn, 1.4% Pb

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-JUL-10 Schruben, Paul U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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