The Blue Grouse Mountain Area is a tungsten mine located in Stevens 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
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Blue Grouse Mountain Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Grouse Mountain Area
Secondary: Includes: Deer Lake Tungsten Co.
Secondary: Tungsten King
Secondary: Harrison and Others
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Washington
County: Stevens
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1895
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: Huebnerite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: IN 1890'S
Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION UNKNOWN BUT PROBABLY LESS THAN 5,000 UNITS OF WO3 FOR ALL PROPERTIES IN THE BLUE GROUSE AREA.
Comment (Geology): HR.AGE.MV: ARGILLITE AND QUARTZITE
References
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
Reference (Deposit): CULVER, H.E., AND BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, WASH. DEPT. CONSERV. DEVEL., DIV. GEOL., BULL. 34.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, WASH. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 37.
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