Moss-Allen Quarry

Past Producer in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodity Magnesite
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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10156514
MAS/MILS ID 0530650530
Record type Site
Current site name Moss-Allen Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -117.8244, 48.23655 (WGS84)
Elevation 719
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stevens(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Waitts Lake(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)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Stevens

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 032 N 040 E 31 NWNWNW Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Magnesite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -117.8244, 48.23655

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N20E
    Dip 60W
    Thickness 75M
    Length 420M
    Width 150M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 DOLOMITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N20E:60W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830617

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1916
Year of first production 1930

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Period 1930-1968
    Description 650,000 Mt Crude Magnesite - 1930-1968
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Magnesite Magnesium 650000mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WETZEL, N., PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF THE STEVENS COUNTY

  • Deposit

    MAGNESITE DEPOSITE, STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON, BUMINES WFOC

  • Deposit

    MAS PROPERTY EVALUATION FILE REPORT, MAGNESITE, UNPUBLISHED

  • Deposit

    JUNE 1983.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-JUL-92 Wetzel, Nicholas U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references