The Kelly Camp is a tungsten, copper, and molybdenum mine located in Ferry county, Washington.
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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: Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 48.80278, -118.78528
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Kelly Camp MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kelly Camp
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
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: Prospect
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
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: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Magnetite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SOME PRODUCTION 1951-1955
References
Reference (Deposit): PEARSON, R. C., 1967 GEOLOGIC MAP OF BODIE MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY G.Q. 63
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