The Scandia Mine is a zinc 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: Zinc
Lat, Long: 48.87611, -117.71889
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Scandia Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Scandia Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Northport District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: John Nasburg And Family
Owner Name: Grandview Mines
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1950
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 Overturned Fold
Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Breccia Zone In Dolomite Near Contact With Carbonaceous Slate.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE IN WINZE ASSAYS 2% TO 22% ZN. SEVERAL SAMPLES SHOW 5.7-39.2% ZN, 3.3-15% PB, 0.6-1.0 OZ/TON AG, TR. AU
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Workings): 270 FT ADIT WITH 80 FT WINZE AND 80 FT DRIFT AT WINZE BOTTOM
References
Reference (Deposit): YATES, R.G., 1964, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE DEEP CREEK AREA, STEVENS AND PEND OREILLE COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: USGS MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-412
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II METALLIC MINERALS: WASH. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 37 VOL. 1, P. 380
Reference (Deposit): 1955 GEOLMAP YATES-REGIONAL MA
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