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Surprise Mine, Republic Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Surprise Mine | Mine |
| Republic Mining District | Mining District |
| Ferry County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 39' 38'' North , 118° 44' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Republic | 1,072 (2017) | 1.6km |
| Curlew | 118 (2011) | 27.3km |
| Sion | 658 (2019) | 43.8km |
| Grand Forks | 4,208 (2008) | 47.3km |
| Nespelem | 256 (2017) | 57.3km |
A gold mine on the east side of Eureka Gulch located between the Blacktail property on the north and the Quilp property on the south. It worked a 4-8' banded quartz vein with included contryrock in propylitic latite. Development includes 1,100' of drifts and crosscuts (1909), and a 700' incline shaft. It produced in 1910-1923, 1934, 1938, 1947-1950, totaling over $1,000,000. Production records list 172,000 tons of rock produced at 0.5 oz/ton gold and 3.17 oz/ton silver.
Tectonics: Epithermal Deposits Of The Republic District Are Found In The Eocene Sanpoil Volcanics. (See Republic District For Additional Details.)
Deposit: Host rocks for gold deposits of the republic district are dacite and andesite flows, flow breccias, tuffs, and tuff breccias of the eocene sanpoil volcanics (muessig, 1967, p. 50-51; tschauder, 1989, p. 242). ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Development: ECON.COM: PRODUCTION EXCEEDED $1,000,000; PRODUCED IN 1910-1923, 1934, 1938, AND 1947-1950 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 125).
Ore(s): Mineralization Is Present In A 4-8-Ft.-Wide Vein In Propylitic Quartz Latite. The Vein Consists Of Banded Quartz And Includes Fragments Of Country Rock (Hutting, 1956, P. 125). (See Republic District For Additional Details.)
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3 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10055902 |
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- Columbia MountainsMountain Range
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- Kootenay DomainDomain
- QuesnelliaVolcanic Arc
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