Davis Prospect

The Davis Prospect is a magnesite mine located in Stevens county, Washington at an elevation of 4,121 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: Davis Prospect  

State:  Washington

County:  Stevens

Elevation: 4,121 Feet (1,256 Meters)

Commodity: Magnesite

Lat, Long: 48.1856, -117.94310

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Davis Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Davis Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Magnesite


Location

State: Washington
County: Stevens


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: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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: Calcite
Unknown: Dolomite
Unknown: Magnesite
Unknown: Quartz


Comments

Not available


References

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

Reference (Deposit): NON-METALLIC MINERALS, WASH. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL

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

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

Reference (Deposit): DEPOSITS, STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON, BUMINES, WFOC, MAS

Reference (Deposit): PREPERTY EVALUATION FILE REPORT, MAGNESITE, UNPUBLISHED,

Reference (Deposit): JUNE, 1983.


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