The Young American Mine is a zinc mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 1,699 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 1,699 Feet (518 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 48.75, -117.99999
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Young American Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Young American Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Colville Dist.
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1885
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CONC. FROM ORE SHOWED 3% SB
Analytical Data: SHIPPING ORE AVERAGED 7% PB, 7.7% ZN, 16.1 OZ. AG
Materials
Ore: Cerussite
Ore: Geocronite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Smithsonite
Comments
Comment (Production): FEW CAR LOADS PRIOR TO 1890; 1922 - 1923; 1938; 1941; 1947 - 1954
References
Reference (Deposit): PURDY, C. P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 39
Reference (Deposit): ALSO SEE CRIB RECORD M060128
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS: WASH. DIV. MINES & GEOL. BULL. 37
Reference (Production): WASH. DIV. MINES & GEOL. BULL. 37
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