The Jim Creek Mine is a mine located in Pend Oreille county, Washington at an elevation of 4,501 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: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.81111, -117.52333
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Jim Creek Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jim Creek Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Pend Oreille
District: Metaline District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Delles And Sullivan Mining And Milling Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1951
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 - Calispell Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR , LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Heavy Limonite Stain Near Ore Outcrop
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
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
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: APPROXIMATELY 6% ZN AND 1% PB
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS INCLUDE 150-FT INCLINED SHAFT AND TWO LEVELS AT 50 AND 150 FEET BELOW SHAFT COLLAR.
Comment (Deposit): HOST ROCK IS ROOF PENDANT OVERLYING SPIRIT PLUTON. NO ORE IS KNOWN IN THE PLUTON. PENDANT AT LEAST 200 FEET THICK. SMALL LENSES OF DISSEMINATED ZN AND PB SULPHIDES ELONGATED PARALLEL TO DOLOMITE BEDDING.
References
Reference (Deposit): YATES, R.G. 1964 GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE DEEP CREEK AREA, STEVENS AND PEND OREILLE COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: USGS MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-412
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