The Old Dominion Mine is a mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 3,199 feet.
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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
Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.5536, -117.77690
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Old Dominion Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Dominion Mine
Secondary: Old Dominion.Claim Names Are:Old
Secondary: Dominion,Carpentier,Dempsey,Ella,
Secondary: Buda,Walter,Ophir Boy,Reeves,Till
Secondary: Ie P.,Spaulding,Arline,Tres Pinos
Commodity
Tertiary: Limestone, Dimension
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Colville Mining District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Type: Fee Ownership
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Boise Cascade Corp. Claims Nos.324,325,339
Company ID: 4502948
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1883
Discovery Year: 1883
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
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
Unknown: Anglesite
Unknown: Dolomite
Unknown: Stephanite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Siderite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): REC 080.COL 35-52.EXPOSED ESTIMATED LEAD-TIME TO PRODUCE ORE 2 YEARS
References
Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT,HOWLAND,1914 ORE DEPS NEWASH USGS BUL 550
Reference (Deposit): BENNETT,W.A.G,1937,STRAT AND STRUCT STUDIES IN COLVILLE QUAD
Reference (Deposit): THESIS UNIV CHICAGO
Reference (Deposit): BETHUNE,G.A,1891,MINES AND MINS OF.WA.WA STATE GEOL 2ND AN
Reference (Deposit): JENKINS,O.P,1924 LEAD DEPS PEND OREILLE AND STEVENS COS.WA
Reference (Deposit): GEOL BUL 31
Reference (Deposit): FULKERSON,F.B;KINGSTON,G.A.1958 MINE PROD AU,AG,CU,PB,ZN,IN
Reference (Deposit): OREILLE AND STEVENS CO.WA.1902-56U.S.B.M.IC 7872
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING,M.T,1956 INVNTRY WA MIN DEPS.WA DIV GEOL BUL.37
Reference (Deposit): MILLS,J.W,1962 HI-CA LIMESTONES OF E WASH.WA DIV GEOL BUL 4
Reference (Deposit): WA DIV GEOL EARTH RESOURCES UNPUBD DATA
Reference (Deposit): WEISSENBORN,A.E;ARMSTRONG,F.C; FYLES,J.T.,1970,PB-2N DEPS
Reference (Deposit): Y ARC,NE WASH.AND ADJACENT BRIT COL. WA DIV GEOL BUL 61
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