The Gray is a silver, gold, 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
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Gray MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gray
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Ferry
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: 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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: REPORTEDLY PRODUCED 140 TONS OF ORE PRIOR TO 1940 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 290).
Comment (Deposit): ORDOVICIAN? SEDIMENTARY ROCKS HOST QUARTZ VEINS AT THE GRAY DEPOSIT. THE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS ARE NEAR PALEOCENE TO EOCENE GRANODIORITE. NUMEROUS EOCENE HYPABYSSAL DIKES ARE FOUND IN THE AREA (JOSEPH, 1990, GEOL. MAP, P. 12). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
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): WDGER OFR 90-18
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.
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