Insurgent

Occurrence in Ferry county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055877
MRDS ID SP00076
Record type Site
Current site name Insurgent

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.74725, 48.66678 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ferry(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Republic(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Republic(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Sanpoil(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Ferry

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
037N 032E 35 NW4 OF NW4 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.74725, 48.66678

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • The Vein Is Thought To Be An Offshoot Of The Lone Pine Vein And Cuts Propylitic Andesite. The Ore Shoot, Which Was 30 Ft. Long And 2.5 Ft. Wide, Is Now Stoped Out (Huntting, 1956, P. 121). (See Republic District For Additional Details.)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Republic

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PRODUCED IN 1908-1912 AND 1927 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 121).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HOST ROCKS FOR GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE REPUBLIC MINING DISTRICT ARE DACITE AND ANDESITE FLOWS, FLOW BRECCIAS, TUFFS, AND TUFF BRECCIAS OF THE EOCENE SANPOIL VOLCANICS (MUESSIG, 1967, P. 50-51; TSCHAUDER, 1989, P. 242). ; 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.