The Gorien Zinc is a zinc and lead mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 1,860 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: 1,860 Feet (567 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 48.8636, -117.71500
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Gorien Zinc MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gorien Zinc
Secondary: Deep Creek/Gorien
Secondary: Deep Creek Mine
Secondary: Northport
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Northport
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: Private Lease
Type: Fee Ownership
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Columbia Resources
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1944
Discovery Year: 1914
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Tremolite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Dolomite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINE ONLY RD 304M LONG REC 180 MODE OF ORIGIN UNCERTAIN-MAY BE SYNGENETIC REC 180 COLS 35-52 ONE ORE BODY WAS EXPOSED.NO UNCONSOLIDAT ESTIMATED LEAD-TIME TO REOPEN & PRODUCE ORE IS 5 MONTHS. MINE HAS WATER INVASION PROBLEM. PRE-BLASTHOLE GROUTING REQU 1985 UPDATE. NO ACTIVITY AT MINE SINCE 1980.
References
Reference (Deposit): WEISSENBORN,A.E,1966 IN MIN & WATER RES WA.WA DIV.MINES & GE
Reference (Deposit): O & STVNS COS WA.USBM IC 7872
Reference (Deposit): FULKERSON,F.B,KINGSTON G.A.1958 MINE PROD GOLD,AG,CU,PB,ZN.
Reference (Deposit): TO PAC NW ELECTROLYTIC ZN IND. BVL PWR ADMIN.MKT DEVEL SEC
Reference (Deposit): GAGE,H.L,SOME FOREIGN & DOM ZN-PBMINES THAT COULD SUPPLY ZN
Reference (Deposit): S WA.USGS MISC.GEOL INVEST MAP 1-412
Reference (Deposit): YATES,R.G.1964,GEOL MAP & SECTS DEEP CRK,STEVENS & PEND ORE
Reference (Deposit): INVEST PRELIM MAP
Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL,C.D,1946,PB-ZN DEPS PARTNORTHPORT DIST WA.USGS STRA
Reference (Deposit): PATTY,E.N,1921,METAL MINES OF WA.WA.GEOL SURVEY BUL 23
Reference (Deposit): D CONSOL.MINES CO,STEVENS CO.WASH.USBM IC 8174
Reference (Deposit): WADDELL,G.G,1963,MINING METHS & COSTS,DEEP CRK ZN-PB MINE,G
Reference (Deposit): GEOL BUL 61.
Reference (Deposit): WEISSENBORN,A.E,1970,EDITOR,PB-ZNDEPS KOOTENAY ARC.WA DIV MI
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING,M.T,1956 INVNTRY WASH MINS.WA DIV.MINES & GEOL BUL
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