| Deposit ID | 10088840 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060170 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | First Thought Mine |
| Related records | 10205039 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.16224, 48.88374 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 884 |
| Relative position | 1 1/2 MILES NE OF ORIENT, WASHINGTON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Stevens(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Laurier(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Republic(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Kettle(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 | 039N | 037E | 18 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 40,000 TONS AVERAGED 0.75 OZ/TON AU AND 0.5 OZ/TON AG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Rhyolite Porphyry, Quartz Latite | ||||||
| Rock description | Rhyolite Porphyry, Quartz Latite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite |
| (1) | -118.16224, 48.88374 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 40 DEG SW |
| Plunge direction | SE |
| Length | 213.36M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 76.2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1904 |
| District name | Orient District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gold Syndicate Corp. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 2590.8M |
| Overall depth | 76.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060170 |
BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1914, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON: USGS BULL. 550, P. 71-76
WEAVER, C.E., 1920, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF STEVENS COUNTY: WASH. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 20, P. 258-260
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASH. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 37, V. 1, P. 169
1909 RECON BANCROFT, H. BULLETIN REPOR
U.S.B.M. INFO. CIRC. 7872 P. 43
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IN BRECCIA ZONE NEAR CONTACT BETWEEN RHYOLITE AND LATITE WHERE CROSSED BY FAULTS |
| Deposit | DUPLICATE RECORD M056475 HAS BEEN DELETED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-73 | Puffett, Willard P. | U.S. Geological Survey | SOURCES & UPGRADES EDITS |
| Editor | 01-AUG-73 | Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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