Bia Mine

The Bia Mine is a mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 2,799 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: Bia Mine
Secondary: Columbia
Secondary: Iroquois Mine
Secondary: Bia
Secondary: Flanagan Mine
Secondary: Prosperity
Secondary: Progress

Commodity

Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Northport

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: Unknown
Type: Fee Ownership
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Bitteroot Resources Ltd.
Info Year: 1990

Owner Name: Mines Management,Inc.
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: 1917
Discovery Year: 1893
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

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: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Smithsonite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Cerussite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): ROAD APPARENTLY FOR MINE USE ONLY. REC 060-LAMPROPNYRE DIKES ASSOC W ORE.ROLE IN CONTROL UNCER REC 640-NO ZIP CODE-COMINCO SMELTER TRAIL,BRITISH COLUMBIA,C ESTIMATED LEAD-TIME TO EXPLORE & SHIP FIRST ORE IS 9 MONTHS

References

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

Reference (Deposit): COLVILLE ENGRG CO.1941.REPT MINS STVNS CO.ASSYBLD FOR PUB UT

Reference (Deposit): & STVNS COS.WA. USBM IC 7872

Reference (Deposit): V. 19, NO. 1, P. 10, 20.

Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. GEOL. AND EARTH RESOURCES, 1991, WA. GEOLOGY,

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

Reference (Deposit): CS TO PAC NW ELCTRYLTC ZN FNDY. BVL PWR ADMIN.MKT DEVEL SEC

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

Reference (Deposit): EOL BUL 61

Reference (Deposit): WASH.DIV.GEOL & EARTH RESOURCES UNPUBLISHED DATA

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

Reference (Deposit): BUL 31

Reference (Deposit): JENKINS.O.P.1924 LEAD DEPS PEND OREILLE & STEVNS COS WA.WA.

Reference (Deposit): WEAVER,C.E 1920 MIN RES STEVENS CO.WA.WA GEOL SURVEY BUL 31

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

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

Reference (Deposit): YATES,R.G.1964 GEOL MAP DEEP CRK AREA,STEVENS CO.WA.USGS MAP

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

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