The Dosser-Maki-Lotze Prospect is a iron mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 2,598 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: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 48.84889, -117.60333
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Dosser-Maki-Lotze Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dosser-Maki-Lotze Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Northport
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: George Dosser
Owner Name: Grandview Mines
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1952
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 - Calispell Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GOSSAN CONTAINED 41.3% FE, 1.6% PB, NIL ZN, 0.8 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Commodity): LIMONITE RICH GOSSAN CHANGED TO MASSIVE PYRITE AT DEPTH BUT WITH ONLY SPARSE BASE-METAL SULFIDES.
Comment (Workings): PYRITE ZONE THINS FROM 60 FT AT SURFACE TO 1 FT AT INCLINED DEPTH OF 750 FT
Comment (Geology): PYRITE LENS SUBPARALLEL TO DOLOMITE BEDDING FORMS A CONSPICUOUS GOSSAN AT OUTCROP AND CONTAINS SPARSE AMOUNTS OF LEAD AND ZINC. NOT COMMERCIAL.
References
Reference (Deposit): YATES, R. G., 1964, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE DEEP CREEK AREA, STEVENS AND PEND OREILLE COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-41
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