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Loon Lake Blue Bird Mine

Past Producer in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042354
MRDS ID M060111
Record type Site
Current site name Loon Lake Blue Bird Mine
Related records 10204633

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.63192, 48.14541 (WGS84)
Elevation 762
Relative position 5 MILES NORTH OF LOON LAKE, WASHINGTON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stevens(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valley(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Stevens

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 031N 041E Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Argillite, Slate
    Rock description Argillite, Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.63192, 48.14541
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 90 E
    Dip 50N
    Thickness 3.05M
    Length 228.6M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 60.96M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1918

Mining district

District name Springdale District

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Length 243.84M
    Overall depth 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES TWO SHAFTS AND A 240-FT ADIT. 3 LEVELS ARE TURNED FROM A 60 DEG. INCLINED SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN QUARTZ IS SHATTERED AND IRON STAINED BUT CONTAINS ONLY SPARSE AMOUNTS OF COPPER MINERALS.

Reporter information

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

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