Iroquois Mine

Past Producer in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

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

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -117.54051, 48.95156 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
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

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Stevens

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 040 N 042 E 30 NENENE Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cerussite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Smithsonite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -117.54051, 48.95156

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 8HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 8
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1893
Year of first production 1917

Mining district

District name Northport

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mines Management,Inc.
    Home office Washington
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bitteroot Resources Ltd.
    Year 1990

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Indicated 581000mt commodity
    Demonstrated 581000mt commodity
    Inferred 454000mt commodity
    Total resources 1035000mt commodity
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 0.88 wt-pct Lead Trace 1976
    Zinc Zn 3.02 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING,M.T,1956,INVNTRY WASH MINS.WA DIV.MINES & GEOL BU

  • Deposit

    YATES,R.G.1964 GEOL MAP DEEP CRK AREA,STEVENS CO.WA.USGS MAP

  • Deposit

    MILLS,J.W.1976,ZN-PB DEPS IN CARBONATE ROCKS,STEVENS CO.WA.D

  • Deposit

    & EARTH RES BUL 70(IN PRESS-1976)

  • Deposit

    WEAVER,C.E 1920 MIN RES STEVENS CO.WA.WA GEOL SURVEY BUL 31

  • Deposit

    JENKINS.O.P.1924 LEAD DEPS PEND OREILLE & STEVNS COS WA.WA.

  • Deposit

    BUL 31

  • Deposit

    WEISSENBORN,A.E 1970 EDITOR.PB-ZNDEPS KOOTENAY ARC.WA DIV MI

  • Deposit

    EOL BUL 61

  • Deposit

    WASH.DIV.GEOL & EARTH RESOURCES UNPUBLISHED DATA

  • Deposit

    GAGE,H.L,1941 SOME FOREIGN & DOM.ZN-PB MINES THAT CLD SUPPLY

  • Deposit

    CS TO PAC NW ELCTRYLTC ZN FNDY. BVL PWR ADMIN.MKT DEVEL SEC

  • Deposit

    FULKERSON,F.B,KINGSTON,G.A,1958. MINE PROD GOLD,AG,CU,PB,ZN

  • Deposit

    & STVNS COS.WA. USBM IC 7872

  • Deposit

    COLVILLE ENGRG CO.1941.REPT MINS STVNS CO.ASSYBLD FOR PUB UT

  • Deposit

    DIST STVNS CO,WA.BY COLVILLE ENGRG CO

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. GEOL. AND EARTH RESOURCES, 1991, WA. GEOLOGY,

  • Deposit

    V. 19, NO. 1, P. 10, 20.

General comments

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

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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