The Oriole Mine is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Pend Oreille county, Washington at an elevation of 2,799 feet.
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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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 48.86028, -117.41278
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Oriole Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oriole Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Pend Oreille
District: Metaline Mining District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Arthur Betchart And E. O. Dressel , Jr.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1911
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Okanogan Highlands
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS, STRINGERS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Flume Creek Fault About 500 Ft. East Of Mine.
Type: L
Description: Beds Trend N25 Deg. E. And Dip 30-45 Deg. Nw Important Fault Strikes N 65 Deg. W. And Dips 60 N. E.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PICKED ORE CONTAINED 42.1 OZ/TON AG, 21.9% ZN, 15.3% PB, 1.12% CU. OTHER SAMPLES INDICATE 0.025 OZ/TON AU, 3.25 OZ/TON AG, 1.5% PB, 2.5% ZN.
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Dolomite
Comments
Comment (Workings): MINE WORKINGS CONSIST OF 3 LEVELS, 2 ARE ADITS AND ONE IS FROM BOTTOM OF INCLINED WINZE.
Comment (Deposit): ORE IS IN QUARTZ LENSES AS MUCH AS 3 FT. THICK AND 20 FT. LONG IN A GOUGE BRECCIA SEAM IN DOLOMITE. LENSES ELONGATED DOWN DIP AND CONNECTED BY NARROW QUARTZ STRINGERS. MCAMB ROCKS E OF MINE HAVE PB-ZN ORE BODIES
References
Reference (Deposit): PARK, C.F. JR. AND CANNON, R.S. JR. 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE METALINE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 202, P. 76-77
Reference (Production): U.S.B.M. INFO CIRC. 7872
Reference (Deposit): DINGS, M.G. AND WHITEBREAD, D.H. 1965, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE METALINE ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT, PEND OREILLE COUNTY,WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 489, P.90
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T. 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS: PART II - METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 37, V. 1, P. 371
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