Pine Cone-Z Canyon

The Pine Cone-Z Canyon is a zinc mine located in Pend Oreille county, Washington.

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: Pine Cone-Z Canyon  

State:  Washington

County:  Pend Oreille

Elevation:

Commodity: Zinc

Lat, Long: 48.9533, -117.34420

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Pine Cone-Z Canyon MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pine Cone-Z Canyon


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Washington
County: Pend Oreille
District: Metaline Mining District


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

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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: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

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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): PROSPECT REPORTED IN SECS. 22 AND 23.


References

Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,

Reference (Deposit): P. 371.


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