The Kelly Camp is a tungsten, copper, and molybdenum mine located in Ferry county, Washington.
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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:
Commodity: Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 48.80306, -118.78944
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Kelly Camp MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kelly Camp
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Washington
County: Ferry
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PRE-TERTIARY METAMORPHIC ROCKS INCLUDING CALC-SILICATE GNEISS, MICA SCHIST, AND CARBONACEOUS QUARTZITE HOST CONTACT METAMORPHIC DEPOSITS OF THE KELLY CAMP MINE. THESE ROCKS ARE A ROOF PENDANT IN QUARTZ MONZONITE AND MONZONITE OF THE HERRON CREEK SUITE (PEARSON, 1967, GEOL. MAP, P. 3; STOFFEL, 1990, GEOL. MAP). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: TEN TONS OF ORE WERE SHIPPED FOR A MILL TEST IN 1951 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 344).
References
Reference (Deposit): CULVER, H.E.; BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, 89 P., 23 PL.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.
Reference (Deposit): PEASRSON, R.C., 1967, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BODIE MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, FERRY AND OKANOGAN COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAP GQ-636, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:62,5000, WITH 4 P. TEXT.
Reference (Deposit): STOFFEL, K.L., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE REPUBLIC 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 90-10, 62 P., 1 PL.
Reference (Deposit): WDGER OFR 90-18
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