Alva Stout Placer

The Alva Stout Placer is a gold mine located in Ferry county, Washington.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Alva Stout Placer

State:  Washington

County:  Ferry

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 48.64889, -118.77500

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Alva Stout Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alva Stout Placer
Secondary: Storm King Mountain


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Washington
County: Ferry
District: Republic


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Sand and Gravel


Comments

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: PRODUCED IN 1934 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 183).


References

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.

Reference (Deposit): WDGER OFR 90-18


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