| Deposit ID | 10042361 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060120 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Farmer Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Deep Lake |
| Related records | 10180874 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.62333, 48.8493 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 671 |
| Relative position | 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORTHPORT, WASHINGTON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Stevens(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Deep Lake(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Stevens |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 039N | 041E | 34 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gallium Critical | Tertiary |
| Germanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Spirit Pluton-Granodiorite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Spirit Pluton-Granodiorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Metaline Limestone |
| Rock description | Metaline Limestone |
| (1) | -117.62333, 48.8493 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne- Trending Fault, Dips Sw And Offsets Main Ore Zone. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 15.24M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 76.2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1948 |
| District name | Northport |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Farmer Mine Enterprises |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Farmer |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 195.07M |
| Overall depth | 73.15M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060120 |
REED, G. C. AND GAMMELL, 1947, THE FARMER ZINC-LEAD PROSPECT STEVENS COUNTY, WASH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4036, P. 7
YATES, R.G. 1964, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE DEEP CREEK AREA, STEVENS AND PEND OREILLE COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-412
1944 GEOLMAP C.D. CAMPBELL, GEOLOGIC MAP
1945 DIREXPL U.S.B.M. DRILLED TWO HOLES.
1951 DIREXPL HARTBAUER BROTHERS - DEVELOPMENT.
1952 DIREXPL FARMER MINES ENTERPRISES - DEVELOPMENT.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE MINERALS DISSEMINATED IN LIMESTONE AND ALONG FRACTURES.DISSEMINATED SULFIDES FADE OUT RAPIDLY WITHIN A FEW FEET OF THE ORE -BEARING FRACTURES. LIMESTONE - GRANODIORITE CONTACT IS A FAULT. MAIN ORE ZONE 250 FEET NORTH OF FAULTED CONTACT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1973 | Puffett, Willard P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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