The Lost Creek Claims is a uranium mine located in Pend Oreille county, Washington at an elevation of 3,399 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: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 48.59222, -117.42361
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Lost Creek Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lost Creek Claims
Secondary: Triple H. Mine
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Pend Oreille
District: Metaline District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Vern, Virgil, And Victor Sauer
Owner Name: Triple Handj Mining Co.
Production
Year: 1958
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^.20 % U3o8
Year: 1958
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^.50 % U3o8
Year: 1960
Time Period: 1958 - 1960
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Avg. 0.47 % U3o8
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1958
Discovery Year: 1957
Discovery Method: Unknown
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: PODS, STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1600 TONS AVERAGED 0.47% U3O8
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): 1958 - 1,147 TONS AT 0.50% U3O8; 1958 - 146 TONS AT 0.20% U3O8 725 TONS MINED FROM SURFACE AND 875 TONS FROM ADIT.
Comment (Workings): PROPERTY EXPLORED BY SMALL OPEN PIT, 2 ADITS, AND 11 DRILL HOLES TOTALLING 916 FEET LONG.
References
Reference (Deposit): PARK, C.F. JR. AND CANNON, R.S., JR. 1943 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE METALINE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 202, PL.
Reference (Deposit): 1958 GEOLMAP DAVE KING, A.E.C
Reference (Production): OPERATOR
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