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Mullen Mine

Occurrence in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Antimony, Copper, Gold
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042350
MRDS ID M060105
Record type Site
Current site name Mullen Mine
Related records 10204732

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.64916, 48.27707 (WGS84)
Elevation 899
Relative position 3 MILES EAST OF CHEWELAH, WASHINGTON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stevens(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chewelah(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)

Federal lands

Colville National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Stevens

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 032N 041E 16 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Meneghinite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Zinkenite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.56 OZ/TON AU, 21.6 OZ/TON AG, 33.8% PB, 9.7% ZN 5.6% SB, 1.0% CU, 0.0% B1, 1.6% FE, 0.14% AS.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.64916, 48.27707
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N
    Dip 90
    Length 45.72M
    Width 1.83M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 5.18M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralized Quartz Vein Close To Contact Between Quartzite And Quartz Diorite.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chewelah Mining District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner John Mullen

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall depth 5.18M

Comments on development

  • SMALL PROSPECT, NO RECORDED PRODUCTION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PURDY, C. P. 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASH. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 39, P. 144-145

  • Deposit

    CLARK, L.C. AND MILLER, F.K. 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE CHEWELAH MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY MAP GM-5

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASH. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 244.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1973 Puffett, Willard P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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