The Key West Underground is a gold mine located in Ferry county, Washington at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.7128, -118.55860
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Key West Underground MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Key West Underground
Secondary: Kettle River Project - 0530199003
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Ferry
District: Belcher
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Located Claim
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Echo Bay Mines Ltd.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1995
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Milling Method: Hydrometallurgy Unspecified
Year First Production: 1991
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
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Marcasite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Electrum
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ACCESS IS BY 15 KM OF GRAVELED ROAD, 2 KM OF WHICH REMAIN TO TO BE BUILT. POWER WILL BE SUPPLIED BY AN ON SITE DIESEL GENERATOR. WATER WILL BE OBTAINED FROM WELLS OR BY TRUCK FROM THE KEY MILL. LABOR WILL COMMUTE FROM SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
References
Reference (Deposit): NO. 1, P. 17.
Reference (Deposit): BAY ANNOUNCES KETTLE RIVER MINE. E & MJ, 1989, VOL. 1,
Reference (Deposit): ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL. THIS MONTH IN MINING: ECHO
Washington Gold
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