The Longstreet is a silver, antimony, lead, zinc, copper, 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, Antimony, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.23806, -118.19972
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Longstreet MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Longstreet
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
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
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: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Kaolinite
Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: PRODUCED AT LEAST 120 TONS OF ORE. A HANDPICKED ORE SHIPMENT RAN 25% SB. THREE CARLOADS SHIPPED RAN 53-57 OZ/TON AG AND ABOUT 0.2 OZ/TON AU (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 291).
Comment (Deposit): THE LONGSTREET MINE IS IN JURASSIC TO CRETACEOUS GRANITE TO GRANODIORITE OF THE METEOR AREA (JOSEPH, 1990, GEOL. MAP, P. 34). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
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): MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, 188 P.
Reference (Deposit): PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANITMONY OCCURRENCES IN WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINE AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, 186 P.
Reference (Deposit): WDGER OFR 90-18
Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, A.B.; RAUP, O.B., 1964, PELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HUNTERS QUADRANGLE, STEVEN AND FERRY COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-276, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:48,000.
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