The Black - Rosauer is a molybdenum and silver mine located in Grant 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
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Black - Rosauer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black - Rosauer
Secondary: Big Four
Secondary: Daniels
Secondary: Electric City
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Bismuth
Location
State: Washington
County: Grant
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TRACE AU
Analytical Data: SAID TO ASSAY $13.45 AG
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): RECORD NUMBERS D00659 AND W017904 WERE DELETED 10/11/91 BY D.F. THEY WERE DUPLICATE RECORDS TO THIS RECORD
Comment (Location): LAT/LONG. MODIFIED 10/11/91 BY D.F. USING T,R AND SEC. AND ELECTRIC CITY 7 1/2 MAP.
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS: WASH. DIV. MINES & GEOL. BULL. 37
Reference (Deposit): PURDY, C., 1954, MOLYBDENUM OCCURENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS NUMBER 18, P.97 (SEE ELECTRIC CITY)
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