| Deposit ID | 10042351 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060107 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Admiral Mine |
| Related records | 10204380 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.91304, 48.16429 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 853 |
| Relative position | 9 MILES WSW FROM VALLEY, WASHINGTON |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Stevens |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 031N | 039E | 29 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Tenorite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Edna Dolomite |
| Rock description | Edna Dolomite |
| (1) | -117.91304, 48.16429 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Steeply Dipping, Locally Overturned, West Limb Of A Northward Plunging Anticline. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 10 DEG. E. |
| Dip | 70 DEG. NW |
| Thickness | 0.36M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1894 |
| Year of first production | 1915 |
| Production years | 1915, 1916, 1930, 1932 |
| District name | Valley |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. Richard Brown And Associates |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Admiral Consolidated Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060107 |
WEAVER, C.E., 1920, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF STEVENS COUNTY: WASHINGTON GEOL.SURVEY BULL. 20, P. 182-184
CAMPBELL, IAN AND LOOFBOROUW, J.S. JR. 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE MAGNESITE BELT OF STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1142-F, 53 P.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 37, VOL. 1, P. 92
1896 DIREXPL PHILIP CREASOR - SUNK SHAFT
1900 DIREXPL TATE AND GREENWAY - PRODUCED
1916 DIREXPL J. RICHARD BROWN - DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1973 | Puffett, Willard P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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