Cougar

The Cougar is a copper, silver, gold, and zinc mine located in Ferry county, Washington at an elevation of 3,100 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

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Site Name

Primary: Cougar

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc

Location

State: Washington
County: Ferry
District: Keller

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: .02 OZ AU, 3.46 OZ AG, 1.8% CU

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 677, PG 130

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