Mine detail: Old Dominion Mine

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Location

Lat / long:

48.55402, -117.77889

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Lead
Secondary:	Zinc
Ore:	Anglesite, Galena, Silver, Sphalerite, Stephanite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Quartz, Siderite
Orebody form:	POD/LENS
Discovery year:	1883

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1885

Geology

Host rock:	Old Dominion Limestone
Host type:	Limestone
Associated rock:	Kaniksu Batholith-Granodiorite
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	Ne - Steeply Dipping

References

MRDS	M060117
DEP	10042359
Reference	{Deposit:: BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1914, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 550, P. 126-130}{Deposit:: WEAVER, C.E. 1920, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF STEVENS COUNTY: WASH. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 20, P. 171-173}{Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS PART II METALLIC MINERALS: WASH. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 37, VOL. 1, P. 330}{Deposit:: 1885 DIREXPL RICH SILVER LEAD ORE MINED PRODUCTION}{Deposit:: 1892 DIREXPL OLD DOMINION MINING AND MILLING CO.}{Deposit:: 1910 RECON H. BANCROFT - U.S.G.S. BULLETIN}{Deposit:: 1918 DIREXPL DOMINION SILVER-LEAD MINING CO - PRODUCTION; 1949 DIREXPL GIBBS AND HUNLEY, PRODUCTION.}{Production:: USBM INFO CIRC. 7872}
Reporter	Puffett, Willard P.