Kettle River

The Kettle River is a lead mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 1,555 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: Kettle River  

State:  Washington

County:  Stevens

Elevation: 1,555 Feet (474 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 48.9181, -118.20220

Map: View on Google Maps

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the Kettle River

Kettle River MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kettle River
Secondary: Bliss
Secondary: Galena Hill


Commodity

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


Location

State: Washington
County: Stevens


Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): Political location in the record is Stevens county. Original coordinates are lat/long NAD27 N-48-55-5 (48.9181), W-118-12-8 (-118.2022); UTM Z11 N5418824 E411920; PLSS 40N 36E S35. Google Earth plots the original lat/long in Stevens county by only 80 meters, but the County100 coverage and MRDS test coverage plot it just inside Kerry county. The deposit is said to be a Pb prospect but GE shows it in the river. Recalculating the lat/long using the WGS84 datum moves the point to solid land, 235m N, well inside Stevens county. UTM coordinates were cleared. PLSS was left unchanged because it became correct with the datum change, moving from 39N 36E S2 NW of NE to the original PLSS coordinates 40N 36E S35 [SW of SE].


References

Reference (Deposit): BULLETIN 37,PART 2,VOLUME I,P 241;


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