Iroquois Mine

The Iroquois Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 2,799 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Iroquois Mine  

State:  Washington

County:  Stevens

Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Lead

Lat, Long: 48.95194, -117.53917

Map: View on Google Maps

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the Iroquois Mine

Iroquois Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Iroquois Mine
Secondary: Flannigan
Secondary: Columbia


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Cadmium


Location

State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Northport District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Mines Management, Inc.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1901
Discovery Year: 1890
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


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: R
Description: Ne-Trending Overturned Fold


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: MILL TESTS CONTAINED 3.3% ZN, 0.4% PB, 0.1 LB. CD/TON AND 0.025 OZ AG/TON


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Geology): BRECCIATED DARK GRAY DOLOMITE CEMENTED BY WHITE DOLOMITE CONTAINS DISSEMINATIONS OF ORE MINERALS

Comment (Reserve-Resource): CONTINUED EXPLORATION BY SEVERAL COMPANIES SUGGEST SIZEABLE POTENTIAL OF LOW-GRADE ZINC RESOURCE.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): OWNER REPORTED RESERVES IN 1950. KNOWN ORE CONTAINS SOME CADMIUM AND SPARSE SILVER.

Comment (Production): ORE PRODUCED WAS FROM DEVELOPMENT WORKINGS. SOME OXIDIZED ORE WAS MINED CIRCA 1900 FROM GLORY HOLE BUT NOT REPORTED BELOW . PRODUCTION YEARS 1917 , 1918 , 1949.

Comment (Workings): LARGE GLORY HOLE ON SURFACE, MAIN ADIT, CROSSCUT, AND DRIFTS 300 FT BELOW SURFACE

Comment (Deposit): ORE ZONE IN UPPER PART OF METALINE LIMESTONE IN ABOUT THE SAME STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION AS THE PRODUCTIVE JOSEPHINE ORE ZONE IN THE METALINEMINING DISTRICT SOME 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE IROQUOIS MINE.


References

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II METALLIC MINERALS: WASH. DIV. MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 37, V. 1, P. 378

Reference (Deposit): WEAVER, C.E., 1920, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF STEVENS COUNTY: WASH. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 20, P. 296-297

Reference (Deposit): YATES, R.G. AND ROBERTSON, J.F., 1958, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LEAD POINT QUADRANGE, STEVENS COUNTY, WASH.: USGS MIN. INV. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-137

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


Washington Gold

Where to Find Gold in Washington

"Where to Find Gold in Washington" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Arizona. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Washington.