The Stray Dog is a lead, copper, silver, zinc, and 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.24528, -118.25667
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Stray Dog MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stray Dog
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
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: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: TWO SHIPMENT OF 20 TONS EACH REPORTED PRIOR TO 1910 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 294).
Comment (Deposit): THE STRAY DOG DEPOSIT IS IN JURASSIC TO CRETACEOUS GRANITIC TO GRANODIORITIC ROCKS (JOSEPH, 1990, GEOL. MAP, P. 34). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): WDGER OFR 90-18
Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1914, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 550, 215 P.
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): 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): PARDEE, J.T., 1918, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE COLVILLE INDIAN RESERVATION, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 677, 186 P., 1 PL.
Reference (Deposit): PATTY, E.N., 1921, THE METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 23, 366 P.
Reference (Deposit): WEAVER, C.E., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COVADA MINING DISTRICT: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 16, 87 P.
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