Gray

Occurrence in Ferry county in Washington, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055873
MRDS ID SP00072
Record type Site
Current site name Gray

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.5789, 48.04901 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ferry(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Friedlander Meadows(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nespelem(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(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)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Ferry

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
029N 034E 6 NW4 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.5789, 48.04901

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • The Ore Is Said To Be Present In An 8-In.-Wide Vein Exposed For About 600 Ft. (Huntting, 1956, P. 290). No Ore Minerals Are Reported From The Gray Mine; However, It Is Near Addison Mine, Which Contains Galena And Chalcopyrite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: REPORTEDLY PRODUCED 140 TONS OF ORE PRIOR TO 1940 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 290).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORDOVICIAN? SEDIMENTARY ROCKS HOST QUARTZ VEINS AT THE GRAY DEPOSIT. THE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS ARE NEAR PALEOCENE TO EOCENE GRANODIORITE. NUMEROUS EOCENE HYPABYSSAL DIKES ARE FOUND IN THE AREA (JOSEPH, 1990, GEOL. MAP, P. 12). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1991 Berger, Mary A. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1992 Frank, Dave U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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