The Farmer Mine is a zinc mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 2,201 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: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 48.84944, -117.62222
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Farmer Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Farmer Mine
Secondary: Deep Lake
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Germanium
Tertiary: Gallium
Location
State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Northport
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: John Farmer
Owner Name: Farmer Mine Enterprises
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1948
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
Type: L
Description: Ne- Trending Fault, Dips Sw And Offsets Main Ore Zone.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: ORE CONTAINS TRACES OF GALLIUM AND GERMANIUM.
Comment (Deposit): ORE MINERALS DISSEMINATED IN LIMESTONE AND ALONG FRACTURES.DISSEMINATED SULFIDES FADE OUT RAPIDLY WITHIN A FEW FEET OF THE ORE -BEARING FRACTURES. LIMESTONE - GRANODIORITE CONTACT IS A FAULT. MAIN ORE ZONE 250 FEET NORTH OF FAULTED CONTACT.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1944 GEOLMAP C.D. CAMPBELL, GEOLOGIC MAP
Reference (Deposit): 1945 DIREXPL U.S.B.M. DRILLED TWO HOLES.
Reference (Deposit): 1951 DIREXPL HARTBAUER BROTHERS - DEVELOPMENT.
Reference (Deposit): 1952 DIREXPL FARMER MINES ENTERPRISES - DEVELOPMENT.
Reference (Deposit): REED, G. C. AND GAMMELL, 1947, THE FARMER ZINC-LEAD PROSPECT STEVENS COUNTY, WASH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4036, P. 7
Reference (Deposit): YATES, R.G. 1964, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE DEEP CREEK AREA, STEVENS AND PEND OREILLE COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-412
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