The Jay Dee Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 2,300 feet.
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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: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 48.31361, -117.68694
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Jay Dee Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jay Dee Mine
Secondary: High Grade
Secondary: Delmonico
Secondary: Enterprise
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Chewelah Mining District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Ne Trending Homocline Dipping 75 Deg. W.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAID TO CARRY HIGH AG VALUES.
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): SOME ORE SHIPPED IN 1939
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 200-FT. INCLINED SHAFT AND TWO LEVELS TOTALLING SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET LONG.
References
Reference (Deposit): WEAVER, C.E., 1920, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF STEVENS COUNTY: WASH. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 20, P. 144-145
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 37, V. 1, P. 328
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, L.D. AND MILLER, F.K., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE CHEWELAH MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASH. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. GEOLOGIC MAP GM-5
Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1914, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 550, P. 105
Reference (Deposit): 1909 DIREXPL NEW DOMINION COPPER MINING & DEVELOPMENT
Reference (Deposit): 1909 RECON HOWLAND BANCROFT - BULLETIN 550
Reference (Deposit): 1929 DIREXPL ENTERPRISE MINING CO.
Reference (Deposit): 1935 DIREXPL JAY DEE MINING CO.
Reference (Production): U.S.B.M. INFO. CIRC. 7872
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