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Apache Mine, Mineral Hill, Nespelem District (Moses District), Colville Indian Reservation, Okanogan Co., Washington, USA
Latitude: 48°9'28"N
Longitude: 119°1'11"W
Longitude: 119°1'11"W
A Ag,Au,Pb,Mn,Zn,Cu mine
This mine is located on the northeast slope of the Southeast spur of Mineral Hill, 2 miles Southwest of Nespelem
The oxidization zone was no more than 20' deep
It worked tabular lenses and veinlets of ore along an 8'-10' fracture zone in granite.
Developments include a 700' main haulage adit, and 2,500' of workings on 3 levels that include 3 shafts and 3 adits
It produced and shipped 29 tons of ore in 1911-1912. Also in 1916-1917, 1919-1922, 1925-1926, 1937-1940.
The ore was shipped to the Tacoma Smelter (http://www.mindat.org/loc.php?loc=52739)
Mineral List
| Acanthite Chalcopyrite Fluorite Galena | Limonite Pyrargyrite Pyrite Quartz | Rhodochrosite Silver Sphalerite Stephanite | Tetrahedrite |
13 entries listed. 12 valid minerals.
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References
Pardee, J. (1918): United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 677, Geology and Mineral Deposits of the Colville Indian Reservation, Washington.
Huntting, M. (1956): Inventory of Washington Minerals, Part I, Nonmetallic Minerals, Vol. 1, p.42.
Huntting, M. (1956): Inventory of Washington Minerals, Part II, Metallic Minerals, Vol. 1, p.300.
Cannon, B. (1975): Minerals of Washington, p.35, 139, 157, 161
Lasmanis, R. et al (1990): Metal Mines of Washington-Preliminary Report, p.170.
Huntting, M. (1956): Inventory of Washington Minerals, Part I, Nonmetallic Minerals, Vol. 1, p.42.
Huntting, M. (1956): Inventory of Washington Minerals, Part II, Metallic Minerals, Vol. 1, p.300.
Cannon, B. (1975): Minerals of Washington, p.35, 139, 157, 161
Lasmanis, R. et al (1990): Metal Mines of Washington-Preliminary Report, p.170.
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Locality Updated: Lägern (Otelfingen; Boppelsen), Limmattal, Zürich, SwitzerlandFrom Richard Muster, 20th Jun 2013 07:17:08