The Mullen Mine is a mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 2,949 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,949 Feet (899 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.27722, -117.64806
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Mullen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mullen Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Chewelah Mining District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: John Mullen
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.56 OZ/TON AU, 21.6 OZ/TON AG, 33.8% PB, 9.7% ZN 5.6% SB, 1.0% CU, 0.0% B1, 1.6% FE, 0.14% AS.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Zinkenite
Ore: Meneghinite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): SMALL PROSPECT, NO RECORDED PRODUCTION
References
Reference (Deposit): PURDY, C. P. 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASH. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 39, P. 144-145
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, L.C. AND MILLER, F.K. 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE CHEWELAH MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY MAP GM-5
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.
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