Walla Walla

The Walla Walla is a copper mine located in Ferry county, Washington at an elevation of 3,442 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: Walla Walla  

State:  Washington

County:  Ferry

Elevation: 3,442 Feet (1,049 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 48.97, -118.55083

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Walla Walla MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Walla Walla
Secondary: La Fleur


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Platinum


Location

State: Washington
County: Ferry
District: Danville


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Charles Rogers Curlew
Years: 1954 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: DISSEMINATED


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization


Rocks

Name: Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYS REPORT CONSIDERABLE PT


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Feldspar


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR MINE SYMBOL NEAR SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION

Comment (Commodity): PART OF GROUP DISCUSSED UNDER COMSTOCK. PRESENCE OF PT IS UNVERIFIED

Comment (Deposit): ORE MINERALS ARE PEPPERED AND BANDED THROUGH RIDGE IN LEDGES OF FELDSPAR

Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT

Comment (Geology): ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS ARE ADJACENT TO HOST ROCK TO EAST


References

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 56


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