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Flag Hill Mine, Republic Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Flag Hill Mine | Mine |
| Republic Mining District | Mining District |
| Ferry County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 39' 6'' North , 118° 45' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Republic | 1,072 (2017) | 1.4km |
| Curlew | 118 (2011) | 28.4km |
| Sion | 658 (2019) | 44.9km |
| Grand Forks | 4,208 (2008) | 48.4km |
| Nespelem | 256 (2017) | 56.2km |
A gold mine just west of Republic. Mineralization is a 5 foot thick vein with an estimated length of 1,500 feet. Workings include a 1,500 feet of adits, three 50 foot shafts, and a 100 foot shaft, totaling 4,000 feet in length. It produced 400 tons prior to 1940 and in 1941.
Tectonics: Epithermal Deposits Of The Republic District Are Found In Eocene Sanpoil Volcanics. (See Republic District For Additional Details.)
Deposit: Host rocks for gold deposits of the republic district are dacite and andesite flows and flow breccias, tuffs and tuff breccias (muessig, 1967, p. 50-51; tschauder, 1989, p. 242). ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Development: Econ.com: said to have produced 400 tons prior to 1940 (huntting, 1956, p. 120).
Ore(s): Vein Is Reported To Be 5 Ft. Wide And Have An Estimated Length Of 1500 Ft. (Huntting, 1956, P. 120). (See Republic District For Additional Details.)
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3 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10055870 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Columbia MountainsMountain Range
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- Kootenay DomainDomain
- QuesnelliaVolcanic Arc
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