Finch Quarry - 0530650529

The Finch Quarry - 0530650529 is a magnesite mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 3,901 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Finch Quarry - 0530650529
Secondary: Black Bear Prospect - 0530650639
Secondary: Stevens County Magnesite-Red Marble
Secondary: Red Marble Quarry - 0530650640
Secondary: Allen-Moss - 0530650530
Secondary: Turk Quarry - 0530650779
Secondary: Woodbury Quarry - 0530650630
Secondary: Keystone Quarry - 0530650630
Secondary: Davis Prospect - 0530650638
Secondary: Double Eagle Quarries - 0530650637
Secondary: Crosby Prospect - 0530650636
Secondary: Midnight Prospect - 0530650634
Secondary: Nogue Prospect - 0530650633
Secondary: Phoenix Prospect - 0530650632
Secondary: Mountainview Prospect - 0530650631
Secondary: N.W. Magnesite Quarry - 0530650212

Commodity

Primary: Magnesite

Location

State: Washington
County: Stevens
District: Chewelah Mining District

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1965
Description: Crude Magnesite Mined 186000 Metric Tons
Year: 1965
Description: Waste Stripped 298000 Metric Tons
Year: 1964
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 7.98% Sio2, 20.26% Cao 51379 Metric Tons
Year: 1964
Description: Crude Magnesite Mined 174000 Metric Tons
Year: 1964
Description: Waste Stripped 279000 Metric Tons
Year: 1963
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 9.78% Sio2, 19.40% Cao 50277 Metric Tons
Year: 1963
Description: Crude Magnesite Mined 226000 Metric Tons
Year: 1963
Description: Waste Stripped 363000 Metric Tons
Year: 1962
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 7.57% Sio2, 20.60% Cao 38698 Metric Tons
Year: 1962
Description: Crude Magnesite Mined 110000 Metric Tons
Year: 1962
Description: Waste Stripped 176000 Metric Tons
Year: 1961
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 7.66% Sio2, 20.74% Cao 41439 Metric Tons
Year: 1961
Description: Crude Magnesite Mined 143000 Metric Tons
Year: 1961
Description: Waste Stripped 286000 Metric Tons
Year: 1960
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 5.32% Sio2, 21.39% Cao 44137 Metric Tons
Year: 1960
Description: Crude Magnesite Mined 197000 Metric Tons
Year: 1960
Description: Waste Stripped 592000 Metric Tons
Year: 1959
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 5.87% Sio2, 16.84% Cao 66571 Metric Tons
Year: 1959
Description: Crude Magnesite Mined 265000 Metric Tons
Year: 1959
Description: Waste Stripped 796000 Metric Tons
Year: 1958
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 7.09% Sio2, 18.42% Cao 49714 Metric Tons
Year: 1958
Description: Crude Magnesite Mined 247000 Metric Tons
Year: 1958
Description: Waste Stripped 741000 Metric Tons
Year: 1957
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 6.11% Sio2, 21.73% Cao 62676 Metric Tons
Year: 1957
Description: Crude Magnesite Mined 266000 Metric Tons
Year: 1957
Description: Waste Stripped 799000 Metric Tons
Year: 1956
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 6.72% Sio2, 21.19% Cao 71826 Metric Tons
Year: 1956
Description: Crude Magnesite Mined 236000 Metric Tons
Year: 1956
Description: Waste Stripped 707000 Metric Tons
Year: 1955
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ ?? 64825 Metric Tons
Year: 1955
Description: Crude Magnesite Mined 237000 Metric Tons
Year: 1955
Description: Waste Stripped 712000 Metric Tons
Year: 1954
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 5.68% Sio2, 22.00% Cao 31712 Metric Tons
Year: 1954
Description: Crude Magnesite Mined 130000 Metric Tons
Year: 1954
Description: Waste Stripped 414000 Metric Tons
Year: 1953
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 7.02% Sio2, 22.20% Cao 83694 Metric Tons
Year: 1953
Description: Crude Magnesite Mined 300000 Metric Tons
Year: 1953
Description: Waste Mined 1408000 Metric Tons
Year: 1952
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 8.00% Sio2, 19.95% Cao 80834 Metric Tons
Year: 1952
Description: Crude Magnesite Mined 351000 Metric Tons
Year: 1952
Description: Waste Stripped 1053000 Metric Tonnes
Year: 1950
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 11.68% Sio2, 17.28% Cao 90070 Metric Tons
Year: 1950
Description: Crude Magnesite Mined 197000 Metric Tons
Year: 1950
Description: Waste Stripped 591000 Metric Tons
Year: 1949
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 8.82% Sio2, 17.94% Cao 64552 Metric Tons
Year: 1949
Description: Crude Magnesite Mined 81000 Metric Tons
Year: 1949
Description: Waste Stripped 247000 Metric Tons
Year: 1948
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 8.04% Sio2, 16.31% Cao 112047 Metric Tons
Year: 1947
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 9.37% Sio2, 13.79% Cao 85549 Metric Tons
Year: 1946
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 8.14% Sio2, 14.16% Cao 114117 Metric Tons
Year: 1945
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 7.87% Sio2, 12.90% Cao 179798 Metric Tons
Year: 1944
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 8.78% Si02, 12.96% Cao 189351 Metric Tons
Year: 1965
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 7.99% Sio2, 19.73% Cao 36102 Metric Tons
Year: 1966
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 9.71% Sio2, 19.61% Cao 29683 Metric Tons
Year: 1967
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ 11.33% Sio2, 17.93% Cao 10923 Metric Tons
Year: 1968
Description: Hms Waste Rock @ ?? 9898 Metric Tons

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Flotation
Year First Production: 1949
Discovery Year: 1916
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: Quartz
Unknown: Magnesite
Unknown: Dolomite
Unknown: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): M1C1=M1C2+M1C3+M1C4+M1C5 MATRIX 1 COLUMN 1 REPRESENTS THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE TONNAGE AND GRADE FOR THE RED MARBLE DEPOSIT MICZ=M1C1-M1C3-M1C4-M1C5 MATRIX 1 COLUMN 2 REPRESENTS THE TOTAL DEMONSTRATED RESOURCE AT THE NORTH ORE BODY. THE 3.50 PERCENT FE203 REPRESENTS "R2O3" M1C3=M1C1-M1C2-M1C4-M1C5 MATRIX 1 COLUMN 3 REPRESENTS THE TOTAL DEMONSTRATED RESOURCES AT THE CENTER NORTH ORE BODY THE 3.50 PERCENT FE2O3 REPRESENTS THE "R203" M1C4=M1C1-M1C2-M1C3-M1C5 MATRIX 1 COLUMN 4 REPRESENTS THE TOTAL DEMONSTRATED RESOURCE AT THE CENTER SOUTH ORE BODY THE 3.50 PERCENT FE2O3 REPRESENTS THE TOTAL M1C5=M1C1-M1C2-M1C3-M1C4 MATRIX 1 COLUMN 5 REPRESENTS THE TOTAL DEMONSTRATED RESOURCE AT THE SOUTH ORE BODY. THE 3.50 PERCENT FE2O3 REPRESENTS "R2O3"

Comment (Reserve-Resource): A DEPOSIT REPORT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE TURK (ADIT # 0530650779) AND KEYSTONE QUARRY DEPOSITS (ADIT # 0530650635) IN 1985, NW ALLOYS CEASED ONSITE RECOVERY OF DOLOMITE IN FAVOR OF RECOVERING MAGNESITE FROM THE STEVENS COUNTY MAGNESITE DEPOSITS. THEY PROCESS THIS ORE TO GET MGO PRODUCTS. THIS CHANGE IN STATUS WOULD REQUIRE REEVALUATION OF BOTH THIS REPORT AND NW ALLOY REPORT (MAS # 0530650595).

References

Reference (Deposit): WEAVER, C.F. THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF STEVENS COUNTY,

Reference (Deposit): BULL. 37, 1979, 113 PP.

Reference (Deposit): NOMETALLIC MINERALS. WASHINGTON DIV. OF MINES AND GEOL.

Reference (Deposit): VALENTINE, G.M. INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS, PT. 1,

Reference (Deposit): PP. 853-857

Reference (Deposit): MAGNESITE DEPOSITS. ENG. & MIN. J., V. 124, NO. 22, 1927,

Reference (Deposit): SIEGFUS, S.S. SOME GEOLOGICAL FEATURES OF THE WASHINGTON

Reference (Deposit): INVESTIGATIONS, UNPUBLISHED, MAY 1972, UNPUBLISHED.

Reference (Deposit): CHEWELAH, STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON. REPORT OF

Reference (Deposit): JUNE, 1983.

Reference (Deposit): SEWELL, C.R. NORTHWEST MAGNESITE COMPANY PROPERTY NEAR

Reference (Deposit): WFOC MAS PROPERTY EVALUATION FILE REPORT, UNPUBLISHED,

Reference (Deposit): MAGNESITE DEPOSITS, STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON, BUMINES

Reference (Deposit): WETZEL, N, PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF THE STEVENS COUNTY

Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED, MARCH 1983.

Reference (Deposit): WFOC, MAS PROPERTY EVALUATION FILE REPORT, MAGNESIUM,

Reference (Deposit): KAISER REFRACTORIES, MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. BUMINES,

Reference (Deposit): WETZEL, N. THE NATIVADAD AND MOSS LANDING OPERATIONS,

Reference (Deposit): MEGNESITE, UNPUBLISHED, MARCH 1983.

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA. BUMINES MAS PROPERTY EVALUATION FILE REPORT,

Reference (Deposit): WETZEL, N. THE OVERTON MAGNESITE DEPOSIT, CLARK COUNTY,

Reference (Deposit): EVALUATION FILE REPORT, MAGNESITE, UNPUBLISHED, MARCH 1983

Reference (Deposit): FACILITIES, NYE COUNTY, NEVADA. BUMINES MAS PROPERTY

Reference (Deposit): WETZEL, N. AND G. GALE. BASIC INCORPORATED MAGNESIUM

Reference (Deposit): WASHIGNTON. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 20, 1920, 350 PP.

Reference (Deposit): SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-F, 1962, 52 PP.

Reference (Deposit): FISK, R. PERSONEL COMMUNICATION, APRIL 1983.

Reference (Deposit): MAGNESITE BELT OF STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON. U.S. GEOL.

Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, I., AND J.S. LOOFBOUROW, JR. GEOLOGY OF THE

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