The Wolf Creek Mine is a lead mine located in Pend Oreille county, Washington.
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Mine Info
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Wolf Creek Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wolf Creek Mine
Secondary: Berkin
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Washington
County: Pend Oreille
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Hemimorphite
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1967 EDITION
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH DMG BULL 37, PART II, P. 231
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF PAPER 202, P. 75, PLATE 1
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