Gold Dike Mine, Danville Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USAi
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Gold Dike Mine | Mine |
Danville Mining District | Mining District |
Ferry County | County |
Washington | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 58' 10'' North , 118° 33' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Sion | 658 (2019) | 6.8km |
Curlew | 118 (2011) | 10.0km |
Grand Forks | 4,208 (2008) | 10.9km |
Orient | 115 (2011) | 27.9km |
Republic | 1,072 (2017) | 38.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
69090
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:69090:3
GUID (UUID V4):
a8b777da-e63a-4d8e-af62-424973886dcf
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Walla Walla Prospect; La Fleur Prospect; Vulcan Mountain Mine
A Cu-Au-Ag-Pt claim/mine located near the SE corner of sec. 7, T40N R34E, WM, 2.3 miles SW of Danville and 2 miles W of the Danville-Curlew highway from a place 2 miles south of Danville, on private land. Owned previously by Charles Rogers, Curlew, Washington (1954). From 1984 to 1985, Vulcan Mountain Mining Co. renamed the property the Gold Dike Mine. Vulcan Mountain produced 150,000 tons of ore averaging 0.10 ounce Au/ton and 0.15 ounce Ag/ton. The ore was processed by heap leaching.
Mineralization is hosted in metasedimentary rock. The deposit is a mineralized ledge composed mainly of feldspars. Ultramafic rocks are adjacent to host rock to the E. Alteration locally is seritization. Local rocks include Triassic sedimentary rocks, undivided and/or Tertiary alkali intrusive rocks.
Workings include surface and underground openings. Old workings were comprised of a 35 foot deep shaft. The more recent operations created an open pit.
Assay analyses results: Assays report considerable Pt.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β 'Feldspar Group' |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Feldspar Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10095506 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Columbia MountainsMountain Range
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- Kootenay DomainDomain
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0530190052