Kettle

The Kettle is a gold and silver mine located in Ferry county, Washington.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Kettle

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

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
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: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Location): ABOUT 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF CURLEW

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: THE FIRST GOLD-SILVER DORE WAS POURED (1990) FROM THE JOINTLY OPERATED OVERLOOK AND KETTLE MINES. ANTICIPATED PRODUCTION FOR THE FIRST YEAR IS 110,000 OZ OF AU, WITH THE MAJORITY TO COME FROM THE OVERLOOK DEPOSIT (JOSEPH, 1990, P. 20).

Comment (Deposit): HOST ROCKS FOR THE KETTLE MINE ARE THE SAME AS FOR DEPOSITS OF THE REPUBLIC DISTRICT AND ARE DACITE AND ANDESITE FLOWS, FLOW BRECCIAS, TUFFS, AND TUFF BRECCIAS OF THE EOCENE SANPOIL VOLCANICS (MUESSIG, 1967, P. 50-51; TSCHAUDER, 1989, P. 242). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): WDGER OFR 90-18

Reference (Deposit): JOSEPH, N.L., 1990, MINERAL INDUSTRY NEWS NOTES: WASHINGTON GEOLOGIC NEWSLETTER, V. 18, NO. 2, P. 19-20.

Reference (Deposit): MUESSIG, SIEGFRIED, 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC QUAD. AND PART OF THE AENEAS QUAD., FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1216, 135 P., 1 PL.

Reference (Deposit): PARKER, R.L.; CALKINS, J.A., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE CURLEW QUAD., FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1169, 95P., 4 PL.

Reference (Deposit): STOFFEL, K.L., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGY MAP OF THE REPUBLIC 1:100,000 QUAD., WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-10, 62 P., 1 PL.

Reference (Deposit): TSCHAUDER, R.J., 1989, GOLD DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON, IN JOSEPH, N.L. AND OTHERS; EDITORS, GEOLOGIC GUIDEBOOK FOR WASHINGTON AND ADJACENT AREAS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 86, P. 241-253.

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