Cougar

The Cougar is a copper, silver, gold, and zinc mine located in Ferry county, Washington at an elevation of 3,100 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Cougar

State:  Washington

County:  Ferry

Elevation: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc

Lat, Long: 48.04639, -118.74306

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Satelite image of the Cougar

Cougar MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cougar


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: Washington
County: Ferry
District: Keller


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: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: .02 OZ AU, 3.46 OZ AG, 1.8% CU


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 677, PG 130


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