The Stray Dog is a silver, lead, copper, zinc, and gold mine located in Ferry county, Washington at an elevation of 2,251 feet.
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: 2,251 Feet (686 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.24472, -118.25611
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Stray Dog MRDS details
Site Name
                            
                            Primary: Stray Dog
                        
                
Commodity
                                        
                Primary: Silver
                
                            
                Primary: Lead
                
                            
                Primary: Copper
                
                            
                Primary: Zinc
                
                            
                Primary: Gold
                
                        
Location
                                                State: Washington 
                                                County: Ferry 
                                                District: Covada 
                    
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
                                    
                Analytical Data: .6 OZ AU, 66 OZ AG
            
                        
                Analytical Data: .3 OZ AU, 5 OZ AG
            
                    
Materials
                                       
                    Ore: Sphalerite 
                           
                    Ore: Silver 
                           
                    Ore: Galena 
                           
                    Ore: Pyrite 
                           
                    Ore: Argentite 
                           
                    Ore: Tetrahedrite 
                           
                    Ore: Chalcopyrite 
                           
                    Gangue: Calcite 
                           
                    Gangue: Quartz 
                           
                    Gangue: Talc 
                        
Comments
Comment (Commodity): PRODUCED 40 TONS BEFORE 1910
References
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 677 PG 159 
                                                                
            
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