Van Stone Mine

Past Producer in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Public Land Survey System information
Commodities
Materials information
Mineral occurrence model information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Geologic structures
Ore body information
Controls for ore emplacement
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Mineral rights holdings
Land status
Ownership information
Production statistics
Reserves and resources
Workings at the site
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10180686
MRDS ID	M060114
MAS/MILS ID	0530650434
Record type	Deposit
Current site name	Van Stone Mine
Alternate or previous names	Van Stone Mine., Washington Zinc Unit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates:	-117.757, 48.761 (WGS84)
Elevation	1109
Location accuracy	100(meters)
Relative position	11 miles S of Northport, WA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stevens(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Onion Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Colville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sandpoint(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)

Geographic areas

Country	State	County
United States	Washington	Stevens

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian	Township	Range	Section	Fraction	State
Willamette	038 N	040 E	33	SENENE	Washington

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Lead	Secondary
Zinc Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Galena	Ore
Jamesonite	Ore
Sphalerite	Ore
Dolomite	Gangue
Calcite	Gangue
Diopside	Gangue
Graphite	Gangue
Jasper	Gangue
Pyrite	Gangue
Pyrrhotite	Gangue
Quartz	Gangue
Scapolite	Gangue
Sepiolite	Gangue
Serpentine	Gangue
Tremolite	Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code	231
USGS model code	32a + 32b
Deposit model name	Mississippi Valley, minor
Mark3 model number	94

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated

Host

Rock type

Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Rock unit name

Metaline limestone, dolomite

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Middle Cambrian

Host or associated

Associated

Rock type

Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granodiorite

Rock type qualifier

mafic dikes, lamprophyre, diabase

Rock unit name

Spirit Pluton

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1)	-117.757, 48.761	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Local
Structure name	Pre-ore fault at east end of orebody contains dike material, sphalerite.
Type of structure	Regional
Structure name	Southern part of the Kootenay Arc structural belt.

Ore body information

Strike

N28E

Dip

60N

Thickness

91M

Length

411M

Width

91M

Depth to top

15M

Field	Value
MAS Matrix #	1
Type of Orebody #1	REPLACEMENT
Shape of Orebody #1	TABULAR
Primary mode of Origin	HYDROTHERMAL
Secondary mode of Origin	METAMORPHISM
Primary Ore Control	LITHOLOGY
Secondary Ore Control	FOLDING
Degree of Wallrock Alter.	SLIGHT
Type of Wallrock Alter. #1	BLEACHING
Type of Wallrock Alter. #2	SILICIFICATION
Type of Wallrock Alter. #3	DOLOMITIZATION
Strike And Dip	N28E:60N
Date of Last Modification	830316

General form IRREGULAR

Thickness 198.12M

Length 914.4M

Width 91.44M

Depth to top 0M
Area 81HA

Field Value

Total Surface Area (HA) 81

Date of Last Modification 910418

General form	IRREGULAR
Thickness	198.12M
Length	914.4M
Width	91.44M
Depth to top	0M

Controls for ore emplacement

Broad S-shaped, steeply dipping fold; ore zone along each axis.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Surface-Underground
Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Medium
Significant	Yes
Discovery year	1920
Mining method	Open Pit
Year of first production	1952
Year of last production	1992
Milling method	Flotation

Mining district

District name	Bossburg district, Clugston Creek
District name	Northport mining district
District name	Kootenay Arc structural belt

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights	Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category	Private

Ownership information

Type Owner

Owner U.S. Borax And Chemical Corp.

Interest 26

Home office California

Year 1976
Type Owner

Owner Callahan Mining Corp.

Interest 49

Home office Idaho

Year 1976
Type Owner

Owner Brinco Ltd.

Interest 25

Home office Canada

Year 1976
Type Owner-Operator

Owner Equinox Resources Ltd.

Year 1990
Type Owner

Owner African Aura Mining (absorbed Mano River Resources)

Interest 100

Year 2009

Type	Owner
Owner	U.S. Borax And Chemical Corp.
Interest	26
Home office	California
Year	1976

Type	Owner
Owner	Callahan Mining Corp.
Interest	49
Home office	Idaho
Year	1976

Type	Owner
Owner	Brinco Ltd.
Interest	25
Home office	Canada
Year	1976

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	Equinox Resources Ltd.
Year	1990

Type	Owner
Owner	African Aura Mining (absorbed Mano River Resources)
Interest	100
Year	2009

Production statistics

Year

1952

Period

1952 - 1956 , 1964 - 1967

Material

Kresten, 1970

Ore mined

2790000mt

Accuracy

Accurate

Importance	Item	Commodity	Group	Amount recovered	Grade	Recovery percentage
Secondary		Lead	Lead		0wt-pct
Primary		Zinc	Zinc		3wt-pct

Reserves and resources

Type

In-situ

Estimate year

1992

Demonstrated

2095632mt ore

Total resources

2095632mt ore

Commodity	Subtype	Grade	units	Group	Importance	Year
Zinc	Zn	5.63	wt-pct	Zinc	Major	1992
Lead	Pb	1.04	wt-pct	Lead	Minor	1992

Type

In-situ

Estimate year

1991

Demonstrated

2270000mt ore

Total resources

2270000mt ore

Commodity	Subtype	Grade	units	Group	Importance	Year
Zinc	Zn	5.75	wt-pct	Zinc	Major	1991
Lead	Pb	1.1	wt-pct	Lead	Minor	1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

OP PROVEN + POSSIBLE = 475373 MT @ 3.86% ZN AND 1.12% PB UG PROBABLE = 630504 MT @ 5.88% ZN AND 1.11% PB UG POSSIBLE = 989755 MT @ 6.32% ZN AND 0.96% PB SOURCE FOR R001-003 = 1994 UNITED STATES MINING OPERATIONS REPORT
DEPOSIT REPORT COMPLETED. OTHER NAME: WASHINGTON ZINC UNIT AND ONION CREEK. DATA IS OLD AND IN NEED OF UPDATE. OPEN PIT MINING STARTED IN 1992.

Workings at the site

Type of workings

Underground

Field	Value
MAS Development Schedule #	1
Mining Record #	1
Status of Mining Method	PROPOSED
Mining Method	SUBLEVEL 10-43
Percent Recovery	80
Length of Inclines (m)	480
Slope of Inclines	16
Number of Inclines	2
Capacity	2540
Capacity Units	MT ORE/DAY
Unit Production Cost	5.98
Units of Production	$/MT ORE
Operating Days per Year	250
Operating Shifts per Day	2
Year of Information	1980

Comments on the environmental information

See Wolff et al, 2005 for a description of the mine reclamation plans.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	0530650434
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M060114	Merged 10103868 into 10180686.
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	SP00537	MRDS dep_id 10056218 merged into 10180686

Bibliographic references

Deposit

Wolff, F.E., McKay, D.T., Norman, D.K., 2005, INACTIVE AND ABANDONED
MINE LANDS?Van Stone mine, Northport Mining District, Stevens County, Washington: Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources, Information Circular 100, December 2005, 24 p.
http://www.dnr.wa.gov/Publications/ger_ic100_iaml_vanstone.pdf
Reserve-Resource

R1 FROM EQUINOX 1992 ANNUAL REPORT
Deposit

Derkey, R.E., Joseph, N.L., Lasmanis, Raymond, 1990, Metal mines of Washington?Preliminary report: Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Open File Report 90-18, 577 p.
Reserve-Resource

R3 & R4 FROM 1994 UNITED STATES MINING OPERATIONS REPORT
Deposit

Hunting, M.T., 1956, Inventory of Washington minerals: State of Wash., Dept. of Cons. and Devl., Div. of Mines and Geology Bulletin 37, V. I.
Deposit

Leach, D., Sangster, D., Kelley, K., Large, R.R., Garven, G., Allen, C., Gutzmer, J., and Walters, S., 2005, Sediment-hosted lead-zinc deposits: A global perspective. Economic Geology, 100th Aniversary Volume. pp. 561-607. Also Appendices A, B, C, D, E, and Supplement
Deposit

COX, M.W. 1968, VAN STONE MINE AREA (LEAD-ZINC), STEVENS COUNTY IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES (THE GRATON-SALES VOLUME): NEW YORK, AIME, V.2.
Deposit

KESTEN, S.N., 1970, THE VAN STONE MINE STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON, IN LEAD-ZINC DEPOSIT IN THE KOOTENAY ARC, NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND ADJACENT BRITISH COLUMBIA: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 61.
Deposit

Neitzel, T. W., 1972, Geology of the Van Stone mine, Stevens County, Washington: Washington State University Master of Science thesis, 47 p.
Deposit

Aitkenhead, W. C., and Fergus, A. J., 1959, Flotation of Oxidized Zinc Ores from Washington: Washington State University Engineering Experiment Station Bulletin 245
Deposit

WASH. DIV. GEOL & EARTH RESOURCES, UNPUBLISHED DATA.
Deposit

GAGE, H.L, 1941, SOME FOREIGN & DOM ZN-PB MINES THAT CLD SUPPLY S TO PAC NW ELECTRLYC ZN INDRY. BVL PWR ADMIN.MKT DEVEL SECT
Deposit

COLVILLE ENGRG CO. 1941, REPT ON MIN STVNS CO. ASSMBLED FOR PUB DIST STVNS CO. BY COLVILLE ENGRG CO.
Deposit

WEISSENBORN, A.E, 1966, AG, PB, ZN. IN MIN & WATER RES. WA. WA DIV M GEOL REPRINT 9
Deposit

WA. DIV. GEOL. AND EARTH RESOURCES, 1991, WA. GEOLOGY, V. 19, NO. 1, P. 10.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	MINE ONLY RD 6KM LONG REC 120. SWELL FACTOR UNKNOWN REC 140 NO ZIP CODE-COMINCO SMLTRTRAIL, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANA ESTIMATED LEAD-TIME TO MINE ONLY ABOUT 1 MONTH FOLLOWING COM OF DEVELOPMENTAL WORK NOW IN PROGRESS. 1985 UPDATE.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUL-73	Puffett, Willard P.	U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter	01-FEB-91	Berger, Mary A.	U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter	18-NOV-96	Pierce, Paul A.	U.S. Bureau of Mines
Editor	14-JUL-10	Schruben, Paul	U.S. Geological Survey	Merged duplicate record.

Beyond USGS

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

External references

Wikidata: Q49456440 (Van Stone Mine)

Van Stone Mine

Geologic information

Identification information

Geographic coordinates

Site location context

Geographic areas

Public Land Survey System information

Commodities

Materials information

Mineral occurrence model information

Host and associated rocks

Nearby scientific data

Economic information

Geologic structures

Ore body information

Controls for ore emplacement

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Mining district

Mineral rights holdings

Land status

Ownership information

Production statistics

Reserves and resources

Comments on the reserve resource information

Workings at the site

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Reference information

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