The Valley is a silver, selenium, 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: Silver, Selenium, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.73444, -118.68611
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Valley MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Valley
Secondary: Golden Valley
Secondary: Lame Foot;
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Selenium
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: Dacite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: PRODUCED 1,994 TONS PRIOR TO 1941, 5,800 TONS IN 1942, 1,302 TONS IN 1943, AND IN 1950 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 125).
Comment (Deposit): HOST ROCKS FOR GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE REPUBLIC DISTRICT ARE DACITE AND ANDESITE FLOWS, FLOW BRECCIAS, TUFF, AND TUFF BRECCIAS OF THE EOCENE SANPOIL VOLCANICS AND SUBVOLCANIC INTRUSIONS OF THE SCATTER CREEK RHYODACITE (MUESSIG, 1967, P. 54-58). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
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.
Reference (Deposit): MUESSIG, SIEGFRIED, 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC QUADRANGLE AND PART OF THE AENEAS QUADRANGLE, FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1216, 135 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.
Reference (Deposit): JONTE, J.H., 1942, THE RELATIONSHIP OF SELINIUM AND GOLD IN ORE FROM THE REPUBLIC DISTRICT: STATE COLLEGE OF WASHINGTON MASTER OF SCIENCE THESIS, 33 P.
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