The Us is a lead, silver, and gold mine located in Ferry county, Washington.
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Mine Info
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Us MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Us
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GALENA LAYER 47.5% PB, 59.96 OZ AG, .04 OZ AU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Not available
References
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Washington Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Washington" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Arizona. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Washington.
