The Silver Leaf is a silver, lead, tungsten, antimony, and zinc 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, Tungsten, Antimony, Zinc
Lat, Long: 48.23833, -118.18806
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Silver Leaf MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Leaf
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Ferry
District: Covada Meteor
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: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Wolframite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON THE SOUTH SLOPE OF RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAIN
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: PRODUCED IN 1911, 1912, 1915, 1916, AND 1935. PRODUCED A SMALL AMOUNT OF TUNGSTEN IN 1915 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 294). ACCORDING TO MOEN (1976, P. 98), THE MINE PROBABLY PRODUCED ABOUT 2000 OZ. OF AG FROM A SMALL TOTAL TONNAGE.
Comment (Deposit): THE SILVER LEAF DEPOSIT IS IN LIMESTONE, SCHIST, AND ARGILLITE OF THE ORDOVICIAN? COVADA GROUP (JOSEPH, 1990, GEOL. MAP; MOEN, 1976, P. 98). ; 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): MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, 188P.
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.
Reference (Deposit): PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, 186 P.
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