The Kettle River is a lead mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 1,555 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: 1,555 Feet (474 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 48.9181, -118.20220
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Kettle River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kettle River
Secondary: Bliss
Secondary: Galena Hill
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Stevens
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): Political location in the record is Stevens county. Original coordinates are lat/long NAD27 N-48-55-5 (48.9181), W-118-12-8 (-118.2022); UTM Z11 N5418824 E411920; PLSS 40N 36E S35. Google Earth plots the original lat/long in Stevens county by only 80 meters, but the County100 coverage and MRDS test coverage plot it just inside Kerry county. The deposit is said to be a Pb prospect but GE shows it in the river. Recalculating the lat/long using the WGS84 datum moves the point to solid land, 235m N, well inside Stevens county. UTM coordinates were cleared. PLSS was left unchanged because it became correct with the datum change, moving from 39N 36E S2 NW of NE to the original PLSS coordinates 40N 36E S35 [SW of SE].
References
Reference (Deposit): BULLETIN 37,PART 2,VOLUME I,P 241;
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