The Pioneer Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 3,701 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,701 Feet (1,128 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 48.6225, -117.69056
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Pioneer Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pioneer Mine
Secondary: Longshot
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Cadmium
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Colville Washington District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Pioneer Mining Co.
Production
Year: 1955
Time Period: 1951 - 1955
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^10 - 15 % Pb + Zn, 10 Oz Ag/T
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1953
Discovery Year: 1940
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Okanogan Highlands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD/LENS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Sheared Zone Near Limestone - Schist Contact.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1.9 TO 16.6 PERCENT ZINC.
Analytical Data: 0.4 -39.9 OUNCES SILVER PER TON, 0.4 TO 16.0 PERCENT LEAD
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS AS RICH PODS OF GALENA AND SPHALERITE IN LIMESTONE NEAR SHEARED CONTACT WITH SCHISTOSE GREENSTONE. APPARENTLY DOES NOT PERSIST MORE THAN 50 FEET BELOW SURFACE.
Comment (Commodity): DECEMBER 1952 PRODUCTION AVERAGED 12 TO 15 PERCENT LEAD AND ZINC AND 10 OUNCES SILVER
Comment (Production): 3000 TONS MINED ACCORDING TO OWNER.
Comment (Workings): MINE DEVELOPED BY SMALL OPEN PIT, ADIT CROSSCUT AND DRIFT FROM WHICH A WINZE WAS SUNK AND RAISES WERE DRIVEN.
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASH. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 244
Reference (Deposit): 1951 DIREXPL PIONEER MINING COMPAN
Reference (Production): WASH. DIV. GEOLOGY AND MINES BULL. 37
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