The Deer Trail Monitor is a molybdenum and copper mine located in Stevens county, Washington.
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Mine Info
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Deer Trail Monitor MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Deer Trail Monitor
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Garnet
Location
State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Deer Trail
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
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: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: .16 TO .28 % MOS2
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Garnet
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): PRODUCTION 5,210 TONS 1936-1939 ADDITIONAL 1941
References
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Washington Gold
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