The Meteor is a silver mine located in Ferry county, Washington at an elevation of 2,598 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: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 48.2264, -118.28060
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Meteor MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Meteor
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Antimony
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.06 OZ. AU
Analytical Data: 65.84 OZ./TON AG
Analytical Data: 0.6% PB
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Rhodochrosite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCED 20 TONS OF ORE WITH A TOTAL GROSS VALUE OF $1,000 BY 1918 (HUNTTING, 1056, P. 292).
References
Reference (Deposit): WDGER OFR 90-18
Reference (Deposit): Bancroft, Howland, 1914, The Ore Deposits of Northeastern Washington; U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 550, 215 P.
Reference (Deposit): Huntting, M. T., 1956, Inventory of Washington Minerals-Part II, Metallic Minerals: Washington Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.
Reference (Deposit): Joseph, N.L., Compiler, 1990, Geologic Map of the Nespelem 1:100,000 Quadrangle, Washington: Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Open File Report 90-16, 47 P., 1 PL.
Reference (Deposit): Pardee, J.T., 1918, Geology and Mineral Depositsof the Colville Indian Reservation, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 677, 186 P., 1 PL.
Reference (Deposit): Patty, E.N., 1921, The Metal Mines of Washington: Washington Geological Survey Bulletin 23, 366 P.
Reference (Deposit): Weaver, C.E., 1913, Geology and Ore Deposits of the Covada Mining District: Washington Geological Survey Bulletin 16, 87 P.
Reference (Deposit): Purdy, C. P., 1951, Antimony Occurences of Washington: Washington Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 39
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