Shoemaker Mine

The Shoemaker Mine is a mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 2,641 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

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Site Name

Primary: Shoemaker Mine
Secondary: Schumaker
Secondary: Creek
Secondary: P,Pioneer,Longshot.Adjacent Prosp
Secondary: Ects Are Michigan Boy,Cherryjoe
Secondary: Schumaker Mine

Commodity

Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Colville Mining District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Private Lease

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Cordilleran Development, Inc.
Info Year: 1990

Owner Name: Triton Mining,Colville,Wa
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1976

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1926
Discovery Year: 1912
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

Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Dolomite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Graphite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): RECORD 050-E ACT YEAR OF LAST PRODUCTION UNCERTAIN.SOME MINO 1970 REC 180 COLS-35-52.EXPOSED REC 151.GRAPHITIC ORES WILL REQUIRE UNIQUE BENEFICIATION.COM CU. TOO LOW-GRADE FOR ECON RECOVERY. SMELTER RETURNS DURING S OF PRODUCTION DETAILED EXPLOR & DRILLG RECOMD FOR HOST HORIZON UP & DN ST LEAD TIME TO MINE RESERVES ONLY IS 1 MO.2YRS ESTD TO XPAND

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IS ONGOING

References

Reference (Deposit): WA.DIV GEOL & EARTH RESOURCES.UNPUBLISHED DATA.

Reference (Deposit): TO PAC NW ELECTRYC ZN INDSTRY.BPAMKT.DEVEL SECT.

Reference (Deposit): GAGE,H.L,1941,SOME FOREIGN & DOM ZN-PB MINES THAT CLD SUPLY

Reference (Deposit): UTILY DIST STVNS CO.BY COLVILLE ENGRG

Reference (Deposit): COLVILLE ENGR CO,1941,REPT ON MINS IN STVNS CO,ASSEMBLED FOR

Reference (Deposit): GEOL BUL 61

Reference (Deposit): WEISSENBORN,A.E,1970,EDITOR,PB-ZNDEPS KOOTENAY ARC.WA DIV MI

Reference (Deposit): GEOL & EARTH RESOURCES BUL 70(IN-PRESS 1976)

Reference (Deposit): EILLE & STEVENS COS WA,USBM IC 7872

Reference (Deposit): MILLS,J.W,1976,ZN-PB ORE DEPS IN CARBONATE ROCKS,STVNS CO.WA

Reference (Deposit): FULKERSON,F.B,KINGSTON,G.A,1958, MINE PROD GOLD,AG,CU,PB,ZN,

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING,M.T,1956,INVNTRY WASH MINS.WA DIV MINES & GEOL BU

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