Cleveland Mine

The Cleveland Mine is a lead mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 3,399 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

Name: Cleveland Mine  

State:  Washington

County:  Stevens

Elevation: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 48.11694, -118.02306

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Cleveland Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cleveland Mine
Secondary: Santa Rita


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony


Location

State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Deertrail District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Cleveland Silver Mines, Inc.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1903
Discovery Year: 1892
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 - Huckleberry Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Steeply Dipping West Limb Of A Northward Plunging Anticline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF 6 SAMPLES ACROSS AVERAGE WIDTH OF 11 FT, 6.85% PB, 3.07% ZN, 1.03% SB, 3.77 OZ/TON AG.


Materials

Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Boulangerite
Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): MINE DEVELOPED BY ADITS, SHAFTS, AND OPEN PIT.

Comment (Production): SEVERAL CARS OF BOULANGERITE WERE SHIPPED TO MIDVALE, UTAH IN 1946 AND 1942

Comment (Development): LATEST WORK IS FROM OPEN PIT MINE.


References

Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, A.B., AND RAUP, O.B.,1964, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HUNTERS QUADRANGLE, STEVENS AND FERRY COUNTIES,WASH. U.S.GEOL.SURVEY MIN. INV. MAP MF-276

Reference (Deposit): WEAVER,C.E.,1920, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF STEVENS COUNTY: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 20, P. 205-209

Reference (Deposit): 1892 DIREXPL TINSBY AND FALTER - DEVELOPMENT

Reference (Deposit): 1917 DIREXPL CLEVELAND MINING CO - DEVELOPMENT

Reference (Deposit): 1950 DIREXPL BASEMETALS INC. DEVELOPMENT; 1966 DIREXPL CLEVELAND SILVER MINES - DEVELOPMENT

Reference (Production): U.S.B.M. INFO. CIRC. 7872

Reference (Deposit): PURDY, C.P., JR., ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIV. OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 39, P.137-14.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II METALLIC MINERALS; WASHINGTON DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 37 VOL. 1, P. 239


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