Gorien Zinc

The Gorien Zinc is a zinc and lead mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 1,860 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: Gorien Zinc
Secondary: Deep Creek/Gorien
Secondary: Deep Creek Mine
Secondary: Northport

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead

Location

State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Northport

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: Private Lease
Type: Fee Ownership
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Columbia Resources
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: 1944
Discovery Year: 1914
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

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: Tremolite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Dolomite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MINE ONLY RD 304M LONG REC 180 MODE OF ORIGIN UNCERTAIN-MAY BE SYNGENETIC REC 180 COLS 35-52 ONE ORE BODY WAS EXPOSED.NO UNCONSOLIDAT ESTIMATED LEAD-TIME TO REOPEN & PRODUCE ORE IS 5 MONTHS. MINE HAS WATER INVASION PROBLEM. PRE-BLASTHOLE GROUTING REQU 1985 UPDATE. NO ACTIVITY AT MINE SINCE 1980.

References

Reference (Deposit): WEISSENBORN,A.E,1966 IN MIN & WATER RES WA.WA DIV.MINES & GE

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

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

Reference (Deposit): TO PAC NW ELECTROLYTIC ZN IND. BVL PWR ADMIN.MKT DEVEL SEC

Reference (Deposit): GAGE,H.L,SOME FOREIGN & DOM ZN-PBMINES THAT COULD SUPPLY ZN

Reference (Deposit): S WA.USGS MISC.GEOL INVEST MAP 1-412

Reference (Deposit): YATES,R.G.1964,GEOL MAP & SECTS DEEP CRK,STEVENS & PEND ORE

Reference (Deposit): INVEST PRELIM MAP

Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL,C.D,1946,PB-ZN DEPS PARTNORTHPORT DIST WA.USGS STRA

Reference (Deposit): PATTY,E.N,1921,METAL MINES OF WA.WA.GEOL SURVEY BUL 23

Reference (Deposit): D CONSOL.MINES CO,STEVENS CO.WASH.USBM IC 8174

Reference (Deposit): WADDELL,G.G,1963,MINING METHS & COSTS,DEEP CRK ZN-PB MINE,G

Reference (Deposit): GEOL BUL 61.

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

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

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