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Shamrockiron Creek

Past Producer in Ferry county in Washington, United States with commodities Silver, Nickel, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068220
MRDS ID W001170
Record type Site
Current site name Shamrockiron Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.62751, 48.14567 (WGS84)
Relative position 7 MILES UP SAN POIL RIVER FROM KELLER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ferry(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Louie Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nespelem(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)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Ferry

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ONE SHAFT AND 3000 FT. OF WORKINGS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) Upper Paleozoic rocks, undivided
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: HIGH-GRADE(AG) GALENA-CHALCOPYRITE POCKETS (SOME SPHALERITE AND PYRITE PRESENT) IN LIMESTONE, A ROOF PENDANT IN GRANITE, MINED IN THE PAST. A NICKELIFEROUS ZONE IN BRECCIATED LIMESTONE PARALLEL TO THE GRANITE CONTACT. 2 USBM SAMPLES AVERAGED 0.16% NI, AND 0.06% CO ACROSS 90 FEET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years PRE-1920

Mining district

District name Keller

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES INSIGNIFICANT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1973 Coury, Anny B. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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