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United Copper

Past Producer in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10228618
MRDS ID M060118
MAS/MILS ID 0530650095
Record type Site
Current site name United Copper
Alternate or previous names New Home, Widows Mite, Gray Copper, Black Cat, United Copper Fr., Half Diamond, Sunset Fr., Hidden Treasure, Copper King, Amazon, Banner, Amazon Fr., Keystone, Copper Queen, Nester
Related records 10042360

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.6642, 48.32125 (WGS84)
Elevation 860
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stevens(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chewelah(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

Colville National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Stevens

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 033 N 041 E 32 E2NW Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Covellite Unknown
Digenite Unknown
Freibergite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Siderite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.6642, 48.32125
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N25E
    Dip 99W
    Thickness 244M
    Length 1829M
    Width 426M
    Area 8HA
    Depth to top 99999M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N25E:99W
    Minimum Depth to Top 99999
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9999
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9999
    Total Surface Area (HA) 8
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chewelah Mining District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Louise Thacker Graessle
    Interest 20
    Home office Florida
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Marie Wilmer Kulzer
    Interest 20
    Home office Washington
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Phillip P. Skok
    Interest 20
    Home office Washington
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Janet Dickey Emmanuel
    Interest 20
    Home office New York
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Banner Mining Co.
    Interest 20
    Home office Washington
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Naomi Durkee And Dorothy Alm
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BANCROFT,MOWLAND.1914,ORE DEPS NEWASH USGS BUL 550

  • Deposit

    BENNINGTON,K.E,1951,PARAGENISIS CHEWELAH DIST METLFUS DEPS.

  • Deposit

    ATE COL MS THESIS

  • Deposit

    CLARK,L.D;MILLER,F.K,1968,GEOL OFCHEWELAH MT QUAD,STEVENS CO

  • Deposit

    DIV GEOL MAP GM-5

  • Deposit

    FULKERSON,F.B;KINGSTON,G.A,1958 MINE PROD AU,AG,CU,PB,2N.1N

  • Deposit

    OREILLE AND STEVENS COS.WA.1902- 1956.USBM IC 7872

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING,M.T,1956,INVNTRY WA MIN DEPS.QA DIV GEOL BUL 37

  • Deposit

    PATTY,E.N,1921,METAL MINES OF WA.WA GEOL SURV.BUL 23

  • Deposit

    WEAVER,C.E,1920,MIN RES.STEVENS CO,WA GEOL SURV.BUL 20

  • Deposit

    WA DIV GEOL EARTH RESOURCES UNPUBD DATA.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REC 040 COL-31.CU SULFIDE CONCENTRATE IS SELF-FLUXING.MAY RE CUSTOM SMELTING AND REFINING. COL-38 DESTINATION UNKNOWN UPON PROCESS SELECTED ESTIMATED LEAD-TIME TO PRODUCE ORE 6 TO 9 MONTHS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-AUG-94 Lucas, J.M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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