The Wells -Fargo Mine is a antimony mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 3,999 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Antimony
Lat, Long: 48.14889, -117.96806
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Wells -Fargo Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wells -Fargo Mine
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Deer Trail District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: C. R., J. M., And F. B. Carr
Owner Name: Fargo Mining Corp.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1937
Discovery Year: 1890
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Okanogan Highlands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Property On West Limb Of Ne-Striking Anticline.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Zinkenite
Ore: Jamesonite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON SE SLOPE OF HUCKLEBERRY MOUNTAIN
Comment (Commodity): STIBNITE CYRSTALS AS PLUMOSE AGGREGATES 3/4- INCH IN DIAMETER SCATTERED THROUGH QUARTZ VEIN
Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS, 155 FEET APART VERTICALLY
References
Reference (Deposit): PURDY, C.P., JR. 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 39, P. 146-148
Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, IAN, AND LOOFBOUROW, J.S. JR., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE MAGNESITE BELT OF STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1142-F
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1969, MINERALS YEARBOOK: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES.
Reference (Deposit): 1897 DIREXPL WELLS-FARGO MINING CO. - DEVELOPMENT
Reference (Deposit): 1942 GEOLMAP IAN CAMPBELL - REGIONAL GEOLOGIC MAP
Reference (Deposit): 1946 DIREXPL CARR BROTHERS - DIAMOND DRILLED
Reference (Deposit): 1969 DIREXPL FARGO MINING CORP - DEVELOPMENT
Reference (Production): WASH. DIV. MINES & GEOL BULL 39, P.148
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