The Longstreet - Robert E. Lee is a gold, silver, and antimony mine located in Ferry county, Washington at an elevation of 2,001 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: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Antimony
Lat, Long: 48.23333, -118.21667
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Longstreet - Robert E. Lee MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Longstreet - Robert E. Lee
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Arsenic
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
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: Producer
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
Type: L
Description: Alaskite Dike
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Kaolinization
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 15-16 OZ. AG
Analytical Data: 25% SB (IN LONGSTREET)
Analytical Data: 2% SB (IN THE ROBERT E. LEE)
Analytical Data: $5.00 TO $6.00 PER TON AU
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): 120 TON ORE KNOWN PRODUCTION
References
Reference (Deposit): MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP, MR - 20
Reference (Deposit): PURDY, C. P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIV. MINES & GEOL. BULL. 39
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS: WASH. DIV. MINES & GEOL. BULL. 37
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