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Madsen Mine

Past Producer in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Copper, Zinc
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042403
MRDS ID M060175
Record type Site
Current site name Madsen Mine
Related records 10023467, 10180584

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.99472, 48.41902 (WGS84)
Elevation 777
Relative position 9 MILES NW OF ADDY, WASHINGTON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stevens(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Arden(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 034N 038E 26 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Malachite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result 88.55% BASO4, 8.27% SIO2, 0.19% FE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Old Dominion-Dolomite
    Rock description Old Dominion-Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.99472, 48.41902
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault-Trend N 55 Deg W-Cuts Off Barite Bed

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N 80 DEG E
    Dip 35 DEG NW
    Length 22.86M
    Width 2.44M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 9.14M

Comments on the geologic information

  • WHITE MASSIVE FINE-GRAINED BARITE 3-8 FT THICK PARALLELS-BEDDING IN DOLOMITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1951

Mining district

District name Chewelah Mining District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Darex, Inc.
    Home office Lynnwood, Wa.
  • Type Owner
    Owner W. A. Madsen (Mineral Rights)

Production statistics

  • Year 1961
    Period 1951-1961
    Material ORE BA
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^97 % Baso4
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    BaSO4 Ore Barium-Barite Barium 97wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 9.14M
    Overall depth 9.14M
    Overall length 9.14M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: TRANSPORTED 20 MILES BY TRUCK TO PLANT AT CHEWELAH, WASHINGTON

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

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