Kettle River Operations

The Kettle River Operations is a gold mine located in Ferry county, Washington at an elevation of 2,001 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.

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Site Name

Primary: Kettle River Operations
Secondary: Granny
Secondary: K-S
Secondary: Kettle River

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Washington
County: Ferry
District: Curlew

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

Type: Other
Type: Private Lease
Type: Fee Ownership

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Crown Resources Corp.
Percent: 30.00
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1997

Owner Name: Echo Bay Mines Ltd.
Percent: 70.00
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1997

Owner Name: Echo Bay Mines Ltd.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1997
Years: 1992 -

Production

Year: 1996
Description: Gold Production 124910 T Oz
Year: 1994
Description: Mill Feed @ 5.11 G/Mt Au 474457 Mt Ore
Year: 1995
Description: Mill Feed @ 7.27 G/Mt Au 497137 Mt Ore
Year: 1996
Description: Mill Feed @ 8.23 G/Mt Au 545218 Mt Ore
Year: 1990
Description: Mill Feed @ 6.65 G/Mt Au 679000 Mt Ore
Year: 1991
Description: Mill Feed @ 5.62 G/Mt Au 585134 Mt Ore
Year: 1992
Description: Mill Feed @ 5.31 G/Mt Au 596020 Mt Ore
Year: 1993
Description: Mill Feed @ 5.01 G/Mt Au 521631 Mt Ore
Year: 1993
Description: Gold Production 73431 T Oz
Year: 1994
Description: Gold Production 66782 T Oz
Year: 1995
Description: Gold Production 100419 T Oz
Year: 1992
Description: Gold Production 89849 T Oz
Year: 1990
Description: Gold Production 83300 T Oz
Year: 1991
Description: Gold Production 90273 T Oz

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Plant Subtype: Hydromet
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Carbon-In-Leach-Electrowin
Year First Production: 1990
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

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

Unknown: Electrum
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Marcasite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Stephanite
Unknown: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): ALL WASTE MATERIAL IS RECLAIMED FOR DRY FILL UNDERGROUND. TAILINGS POND IS FULLY LINED WITH VLDPE. TAILS CONTAIN MAGNETITE AND SOME CLAYS. ALL SURFACE SITE RUNOFF GOES TO TAILINGS POND. POND TOTALLY ENCLOSED, H2O RECLAIMED. UNDERDRAIN.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): TOTAL PROVEN + PROBABLE; 12/31/96; LAMEFOOT & K-S DEPOSITS: PRODUCTION AVG 1992-1996:

Comment (Deposit): THE SITE IS ACCESSED BY 6 KM OF GRADED ROAD. POWER IS SUPPLIED BY A 115 KV TRANSMISSION LINE. POTABLE WATER IS SUPPLIED BY A WELL. LABOR COMMUTES FROM SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

References

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, PP. 323-324.

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, P91.

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1997, P102.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL. 107, #49, DEC. 4, 1996, PP. 1, 6.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL. 108, #9, FEB. 26, 1997, PP, 10, 11.

Reference (Production): ECHO BAY MINES INC., 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, P60.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): ECHO BAY MINES INC., 1995 FORM 10-K REPORT, PP. 10, 38.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): ECHO BAY MINES INC., 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, P17.

Reference (Deposit): ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, THIS MONTH IN MINING: ECHO

Reference (Deposit): BAY ANNOUNCES KETTLE RIVER MINE, JANUARY, 84 OR 89 (?),

Reference (Deposit): V1, #1, P17.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, PP. 407-408.

Reference (Deposit): WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY & EARTH RESOURCES, WASHINGTON

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGY, 1991, V19, #1, PP. 7, 12.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES AND MINING

Reference (Deposit): #2197, JULY 1947, 19P.

Reference (Deposit): SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, 1/2/93, P3.

Reference (Deposit): ECHO BAY MINES LTD., 1993 FORM 10-K REPORT, PP 58.

Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT, H. THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON,

Reference (Deposit): U.S.G.S. BUL 550, 1914, PP. 150-153.

Reference (Deposit): FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, KETTLE RIVER PROJECT,

Reference (Deposit): FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON, DEPT. OF ECOLOGY, STATE OF

Reference (Deposit): WASHINGTON, SEPT. 1988, 135P, WITH APPENDIX.

Reference (Deposit): FULL, ROY, P., & ROBERT M. GRANTHAM, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE

Reference (Deposit): REPUBLIC MINING DISTRICT, FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON, ORE

Reference (Deposit): DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1933/1967, JOHN D. RIDGE,

Reference (Deposit): ED. PUB. BY THE AIME, NEW YORK, 1968, V 2, PP. 1481-1494.

Reference (Deposit): MCQUISTON, F. W. JR. THE PRACTICE OF CYANIDATION, IN THE

Reference (Deposit): PRECIOUS METALS CHAPTER OF THE SME MINERAL PROCESSING

Reference (Deposit): HANDBOOK, NORMAN L, WEISS, ED. SOCIETY OF MINING

Reference (Deposit): ENGINEERS, NEW YORK, NY, 1985, PP. 18-4 - 18-8.

Reference (Deposit): MORRISON-KUNDSEN COMPANY, INC., KNOB HILL GOLD MINE,

Reference (Deposit): REPUBLIC UNIT, HECLA MINING COMPANY, REPUBLIC, WASHINGTON,

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MAS PROPERTY EVALUATION FILE,

Reference (Deposit): MINERALS AVAILABILITY FIELD OFFICE, DENVER, CO, JULY 1983.

Reference (Deposit): MUESSIG, S. GEOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC QUADRANGLE AND A PART

Reference (Deposit): OF THE AENEAS QUADRANGLE, FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON, USA,

Reference (Deposit): U.S.G.S. BUL 1216, 1967, 135P.

Reference (Deposit): ECHO BAY MINES INC., 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 4, 25, 38.

Reference (Deposit): ECHO BAY MINES INC., 1995 FORM 10-K REPORT, PP. 3, 9-10,

Reference (Deposit): 12, 14, 37-39.

Reference (Deposit): PARKER, R. L., AND J. A. CALKINS, GEOLOGY OF THE CURLEW

Reference (Deposit): QUADRANGLE, FERRY, COUNTY, WASHINGTON, U.S.G.S. BUL 1169,

Reference (Deposit): 1964, 95P.

Reference (Deposit): PATTY, E. N., THE METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BUL 23, 1921, PP. 174-175.

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B. GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF REPUBLIC MINING

Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT, WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BUL 1, 67P.

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. B. GEOLOGIC RELATIONS AND NEW ORE BODIES OF THE

Reference (Deposit): REPUBLIC DISTRICT, WASHINGTON, AIME TECHNICAL PUBLICATION

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1993/94, P341.

Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, 2/26/90, P13.

Reference (Deposit): ECHO BAY MINES INC., 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, PP. 1-5, 16-17.

Reference (Deposit): ECHO BAY MINES INC., 1996 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 28-29, 56-57,60

Reference (Deposit): ECHO BAY MINES LTD., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 38, 58.

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