The Talisman is a copper, gold, cadmium, silver, lead, tungsten, and bismuth 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: Copper, Gold, Cadmium, Silver, Lead, Tungsten, Bismuth
Lat, Long: 48.98361, -118.27056
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Talisman MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Talisman
Secondary: Laurier
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Cadmium
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Bismuth
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Zoisite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON THE EAST SLOPES OF OWL MOUNTAIN, 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: PRODUCED IN 1915 ($15,000), 1916 ($36,000), 1946, 1947, 1948, (54 TONS OF CONCENTRATES), 1949 (37 TONS OF CONCENTRATES), AND 1950 (18 TONS OF ZN CONCENTRATES) HUNTTING, 1956, P. 55).
Comment (Deposit): THE DEPOSIT IS IN PARAGNEISS NEAR THE CONTACT WITH AMPHIBOLITE. THE METAMORPHIC ROCKS ARE PART OF THE KETTLE METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX (STOFFEL, 1990, GEOL. MAP, P. 45-47). ; 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): PURDY, C.P., JR., 1952, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS, 1952: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 20, 75 P.
Reference (Deposit): STOFFEL, K.L., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE REPUBLIC 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 90-10, 62 P., 1 PL.
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