| Deposit ID | 10103872 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060140 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Turk Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | High Grade, Lucky Boy, Reardon Copper |
| Related records | 10228923 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.08332, 48.04791 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1036 |
| Relative position | 5 1/2 MILES ESE FROM FRUITLAND, WASHINGTON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Stevens(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Adams Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Nespelem(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Stevens |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 29N;30N | 38E;38E | 06;31 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | TYPICAL ASSAYS ARE 9% CU, 2 OZ/TON AG, 0.1 OZ/TON AU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Granodiorite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Granodiorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Togo Formation-Quartzite, Siliceous Argillite, Limestone |
| Rock description | Togo Formation-Quartzite, Siliceous Argillite, Limestone |
| (1) | -118.08332, 48.04791 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Steeply Dipping Ne-Trending Strata |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ne And Nw-Trending Fault Zones |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | DUE N. |
| Dip | 35 DEG. E. |
| Length | 76.2M |
| Width | 3.66M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1881 |
| Year of first production | 1914 |
| District name | Deer Trail District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alpine Uranium Corp. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1219.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060140 |
CAMPBELL, A. B. AND RAUP, O. B., 1964, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HUNTERS QUADRANGLE, STEVENS AND FERRY COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INV. FLD STUDIES MAP MF-276
HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 37, V. 1, P 104
WEAVER, C. E., 1920, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STEVENS COUNTY: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 20, P. 203-204
PATTY, E. N., 1921, THE METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 23, P. 146-149
USBM INFO. CIRC. 7872
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GRANODIORITE CROPS OUT ABOUT A MILE TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE WEST AND PROBABLY UNDERLIES MINE AT SHALLOW DEPTH |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1973 | Puffett, Willard P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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