The Loon Lake Copper is a copper mine located in Stevens county, Washington.
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Mine Info
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Loon Lake Copper MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Loon Lake Copper
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Antimony
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
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: 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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: MILL FEED AVG. 2% CU, FEW OZ. AG, LITTLE AU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Atacamite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Production): ABOUT $125,000 BY 1918
Comment (Deposit): LAT. & LONG. ARE GENERAL
References
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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