The Golden Cord is a silver, lead, zinc, and copper 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 48.05444, -118.59972
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Golden Cord MRDS details
Site Name
                            
                            Primary: Golden Cord
                        
                
Commodity
                                        
                Primary: Silver
                
                            
                Primary: Lead
                
                            
                Primary: Zinc
                
                            
                Primary: Copper
                
                        
Location
                                                State: Washington 
                                                County: Ferry 
                                                District: Keller 
                    
Land Status
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Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
                            Record Type: Site
                Operation Category: Occurrence
                Deposit Type: Vein
                Operation Type: Unknown
                Years of Production: 
                Organization: 
                Significant: N
           
        
Physiography
                General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
                Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
                                       
                    Ore: Chalcopyrite 
                           
                    Ore: Sphalerite 
                           
                    Ore: Galena 
                           
                    Gangue: Epidote 
                           
                    Gangue: Pyrite 
                           
                    Gangue: Quartz 
                           
                    Gangue: Garnet 
                        
Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: MINOR SHIPMENTS WERE MADE IN THE EARLY 1900'S (MOEN, 1976, P. 101).
Comment (Deposit): JOSEPH (1990, GEOL. MAP) SHOWS THE MINE IS IN PORPHYRITIC GRANODIORITE OF MANILA CREEK. BECAUSE HUNTTING (1956, P. 290) NOTES THE MINE IS IN SCHIST, THE AREA MUST BE A SMALL ROOF PENDANT IN THE PALEOCENE TO EOCENE GRANITIC BODY. THE AREA ALSO CONTAINS NUMEROUS DACITE DIKES (JOSEPH, 1990, GEOL. MAP). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): WDGER OFR 90-18 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): JOSEPH, N.L., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NESPELEM 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 90-16, 47 P., 1 PL. 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, 188 P. 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J.T., 1918, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE COLVILLE INDIAN RESERVATION, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 677, 186 P., 1 PL. 
                                                                
            
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