Little Cove

The Little Cove is a gold and silver mine located in Ferry county, Washington.

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: Little Cove  

State:  Washington

County:  Ferry

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 48.66778, -118.75472

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Little Cove MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Cove


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Washington
County: Ferry
District: Republic


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): ADJOINS THE PEARL ON THE NORTH

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: PRODUCED TWO CARLOADS OF ORE VALUED AT $1,450 PRIOR TO 1934; PRODUCED IN 1934 AND 1939-1940 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 122).

Comment (Deposit): HOST ROCKS FOR GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE REPUBLIC DISTRICT ARE DACITE AND ANDESITE FLOWS, FLOW BRECCIAS, TUFFS, AND TUFF BRECCIAS OF THE EOCENE SANPOIL VOLCANICS (MUESSIG, 1967, P. 50-51; TSCHAUDER, 1989, P. 242). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): TSCHAUDER, R.J., 1989, GOLD DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON. IN JOSEPH, N.L. AND OTHERS; EDITORS, GEOLOGIC GUIDEBOOK FOR WASHINGTON AND ADJACENT AREAS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 86, P. 241-253.

Reference (Deposit): WDGER OFR 90-18.

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): MUESSIG, SIEGFRIED, 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC QUADRANGLE AND PART OF THE AENEAS QUADRANGLE, FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1216, 135 P., 1 PL.


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