Congress

The Congress is a 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: Congress  

State:  Washington

County:  Ferry

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 48.22833, -118.62528

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Congress MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Congress


Commodity

Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Nickel


Location

State: Washington
County: Ferry
District: San Poil


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVES INSIGNIFICANT

Comment (Commodity): 5 OLD ADITS WITH ABOUT 1500 FT. OF WORKINGS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN UP TO 30 FT. WIDE AT CONTACT OF SCHIST WITH SERPENTINE; QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY ABOUT 1000 FT. EAST; VEIN STRIKES N50-70E, DIPS 45 NW TO VERTICAL; IS CONSIDERABLY FRACTURED AND HAS SCATTERED POCKETS OF NI-PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE:PYRITE CARRIES 5.51% NI AND 0.35% CO (BANCROFT, 1914) NSBM(SHELTON, 1956)REPORTS DOLOMITE, BARITE, NI-CHLORITE AND MILLERITE ALSO PRESENT. TESTED SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.02%CU, 1.2%NI, 5.5% FE, 5.03% S, 0.02% CO, 0.27% CR


References

Reference (Deposit): SHELTON, J.E., 1956, US BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 5261

Reference (Reserve-Resource): UNPUBLISHED COBALT REPORT

Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT, H., 1914, USGS BULL. 550, P. 30, 182-185


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