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Sterling

Past Producer in Pend Oreille county in Washington, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10204925
MRDS ID SP00336
MAS/MILS ID 0530510154
Record type Site
Current site name Sterling
Related records 10056076

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.3914, 48.83876 (WGS84)
Elevation 619
Location accuracy 250(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pend Oreille(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Metaline(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Colville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Pend Oreille

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 039 N 043 E 32 SWNE Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.3914, 48.83876
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Metaline Mining District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Metaline Mining And Leasing Co.
    Home office Washington
    Year 1956

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,

  • Deposit

    P. 372.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-JUN-94 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

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