The Congress is a mine located in Ferry county, Washington.
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Congress MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Congress
Commodity
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Nickel
Location
State: Washington
County: Ferry
District: San Poil
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVES INSIGNIFICANT
Comment (Commodity): 5 OLD ADITS WITH ABOUT 1500 FT. OF WORKINGS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN UP TO 30 FT. WIDE AT CONTACT OF SCHIST WITH SERPENTINE; QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY ABOUT 1000 FT. EAST; VEIN STRIKES N50-70E, DIPS 45 NW TO VERTICAL; IS CONSIDERABLY FRACTURED AND HAS SCATTERED POCKETS OF NI-PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE:PYRITE CARRIES 5.51% NI AND 0.35% CO (BANCROFT, 1914) NSBM(SHELTON, 1956)REPORTS DOLOMITE, BARITE, NI-CHLORITE AND MILLERITE ALSO PRESENT. TESTED SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.02%CU, 1.2%NI, 5.5% FE, 5.03% S, 0.02% CO, 0.27% CR
References
Reference (Deposit): SHELTON, J.E., 1956, US BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 5261
Reference (Reserve-Resource): UNPUBLISHED COBALT REPORT
Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT, H., 1914, USGS BULL. 550, P. 30, 182-185
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