The Hercules is a copper mine located in Ferry county, Washington at an elevation of 1,801 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
Elevation: 1,801 Feet (549 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 48.98083, -118.51556
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Hercules MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hercules
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Ferry
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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): MAP IN BULL 1169 SHOWS PROSPECT AND ADIT IN GREENSTONE AND SERPENTINE NEAR LOCALITY DESCRIBED IN HUNTTING
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II METALIC MINERALS WASH DIV OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 37.
Reference (Deposit): PARKER, R. L., AND CALKINS, J. A., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE CURLEW QUADRANGLE ,WASH. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1169, ASP.
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