| Deposit ID | 10228729 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060169 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0530650420 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iroquois Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Bia Mine, Columbia, Bia, Flanagan Mine, Prosperity, Progress |
| Related records | 10042399 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.54051, 48.95156 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 853 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Stevens(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Leadpoint(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)
Federal lands
Colville National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Stevens |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040 N | 042 E | 30 | NENENE | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerussite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Smithsonite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -117.54051, 48.95156 |
|---|
| Area | 8HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1893 |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| District name | Northport |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mines Management,Inc. |
| Home office | Washington |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bitteroot Resources Ltd. |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 581000mt commodity | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 581000mt commodity | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 454000mt commodity | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1035000mt commodity | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0530650420 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060169 | MAS references MRDS |
HUNTTING,M.T,1956,INVNTRY WASH MINS.WA DIV.MINES & GEOL BU
YATES,R.G.1964 GEOL MAP DEEP CRK AREA,STEVENS CO.WA.USGS MAP
MILLS,J.W.1976,ZN-PB DEPS IN CARBONATE ROCKS,STEVENS CO.WA.D
& EARTH RES BUL 70(IN PRESS-1976)
WEAVER,C.E 1920 MIN RES STEVENS CO.WA.WA GEOL SURVEY BUL 31
JENKINS.O.P.1924 LEAD DEPS PEND OREILLE & STEVNS COS WA.WA.
BUL 31
WEISSENBORN,A.E 1970 EDITOR.PB-ZNDEPS KOOTENAY ARC.WA DIV MI
EOL BUL 61
WASH.DIV.GEOL & EARTH RESOURCES UNPUBLISHED DATA
GAGE,H.L,1941 SOME FOREIGN & DOM.ZN-PB MINES THAT CLD SUPPLY
CS TO PAC NW ELCTRYLTC ZN FNDY. BVL PWR ADMIN.MKT DEVEL SEC
FULKERSON,F.B,KINGSTON,G.A,1958. MINE PROD GOLD,AG,CU,PB,ZN
& STVNS COS.WA. USBM IC 7872
COLVILLE ENGRG CO.1941.REPT MINS STVNS CO.ASSYBLD FOR PUB UT
DIST STVNS CO,WA.BY COLVILLE ENGRG CO
WA. DIV. GEOL. AND EARTH RESOURCES, 1991, WA. GEOLOGY,
V. 19, NO. 1, P. 10, 20.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ROAD APPARENTLY FOR MINE USE ONLY. REC 060-LAMPROPNYRE DIKES ASSOC W ORE.ROLE IN CONTROL UNCER REC 640-NO ZIP CODE-COMINCO SMELTER TRAIL,BRITISH COLUMBIA,C ESTIMATED LEAD-TIME TO EXPLORE & SHIP FIRST ORE IS 9 MONTHS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-AUG-94 | Lucas, J.M. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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