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Silver Occurrences Washington STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES BERT L. COLE, Commissioner of Public Lands DON LEE FRASER, Supervisor DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES VAUGHN E. LIVINGSTON, JR., State Geologist BULLETIN NO. 69 SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON By WAYNE S. MOEN 1976 For sale by Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, Washington Price $4.00 Cover Photo Knob Hiii mine at RepubZic in Ferry County. This mine, ~hich has been in production since 1910, is a major producer of goZd and siZver. Photos are from the Washington Division of GeoZogy and Earth Resources fiZes. Sketches by DoyaZ Foster. CONTENTS Abstract • . • • . • . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • . • • . • . • • • . • • • • . • • . • . • • • . • . • • • . l General discussion . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • . • • • • • • • • • . • . • • • • • • • 2 Properties, uses, and consumption • . • • . • . • • . • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • . • . • . • . • . • • • • • • • . 2 Silver prices . • . • • • • . • • . • • . • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • . • • . • • • . • . • . • • . • • • . • • • • • • • . • 7 Washington's silver production • • • • . • • . • . • . • . • . • • . • . • • • . • • . • . • . • • • 7 Outlook for si Iver in Washington . • • . • . • . • . • • . • • • . • • . • • • . • • . • . • . • • . • • • 10 Scope and purpose of report . • • • . • . • • . • . • • • • • . • . • • • . • • • . • • • . • . • • . • . 10 PART I-HISTORY, PRODUCTION, GEOLOGY, AND MINERALOGY OF SI LVER IN WASHINGTON Silver mining history . • • . •• . • • • •• • • • • •• •• • • • . • .• . •• • • • • • • . • • • • . • . • . • . 13 Eastern Washington, l 855-1900 • • • . • • . • . • . • • • • . • • . • . • . • . • • . • . • 13 Discovery . • • • • • . • . • • . • . • . • . • • . • • . • . • • . • . • . • . • . 13 Production • . • . • • . • • • . • . • • • . • . • . • . • . • • • . • . • • . • . 17 Eastern Washington, 1900- 1970 . .•• . •. • .•• . • . • . .• • . • . • . •. •• . ..• . .•. .. •. 18 Pend Orei I le County . • . • . • . • . • . • • • . • • . • . • . • . • . 18 General history . • . • • . • . • . • . • . • • • . • • • • . • . • . • . • • 18 Production . • • • • • . • • . • . • . • . • • • • • • • • . • . • . • • . • • . • . • . • • . 19 Stevens County . • • • . • . • . • . • . • . • . • • • . • . • . • • • . • . • . • . • . • • . • . • 20 General history . • . • . • • . • . • • • • • . • • . • • • • • . • . • . • • . 20 Production . • . • • • . • . • • • • • . • • . • • • • . • • . • . • . • 23 Ferry County . • . • • . • • • . • . • . • . • . • • • • • . • . • . 25 General history . • • . • . • . • . • • . • . • • . • . • . • . 25 Production • •• • • ••••••..•...••. •• • • ••• , • • • • • • • • . • . • • . • • . 26 Okanogan County • • • • • • • • . • . • • • • • . • • • • • • • . • . • . • • . • • . • . • . • 27 General history • • • • • . • . • • . • • • . • • . • • . • . • . • . • . • 27 Production • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • . • . • . • . • . • . • • • • . 29 Chelan County • . • • • • • . • . • . • . • . • • . • . 30 General history • • • • • • . • • . • • . • . • . • . • . 30 Production • . • • . • • . • . • • . • . • • • • • • . • • • . • . 33 Kittitas County . • . • • . • . • . • . • . • . 34 General history • • • • • • • . • . • • • . • . • • • . • . • . • 34 Production . • • • • • . • . • . • • • • • • • • • • . • • • . • • . • • • • . • . • . 37 Western Washington, 1874- 1970 •..• .• • . •. •.•••••••.•••••••.•.....•..•........• 37 III CONTENTS Silver mining history-Continued Western Wash ington, 1874-1970-Continued General history ••• .. ••••••••. .• .. •.••.•••.•• . .•••• .. • . , , • • , • • • • • 37 Production •••••••••• .• •• , ••. , , ••• , .. • . • . .••••••.•.•••••••.•.•• , 42 Occurrences of silver in Washington ••••••• , ..•••.•••• , .• , , • • . • • . • . • • . • . • • • • . • • • . • • • 45 Location of deposits • • • • • • • . • • • . • • • • • • . • . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • . • • • • . • • • • . 45 General geology • • . • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • . • . • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • 45 Nature of deposits • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • . • • . • • . • . • . • • • • • . 49 Origin and age • , • , • . ••• , , , • • • • • • • . • • • • . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • . • • • • . • • • • 50 Mineralogy . 50 PART II-SILVER OCCURRENCES OF NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON Okanogan Highlands ••.•••••••..•..•••• •.•..• . , • . • • . • . • . • . • . • . • • . • . • . • • . • • • . • • • 55 Introduction . ..••• , ••.• , •• , . • • . • • • • • • • . • . • . • . • . • • • • • • • . • . • . • . • • . • . • . • . • 55 Physiography . ••••. , , . • • . • • . • • • . • • . • . • • • • • • • • . • • • . • . • • . • • . • • . • . 55 General geology • • . • • . • • • • . • • • • • . • • • • . • . • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • . • . • • . • • • . 56 Pend Orei lie County .•.• •. .• . •• , , , . , • . • • • . • • . • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • . • • • . • . • • . • 58 Metaline district • . , , .. , . , . , • • . • . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • . • . • . • • 59 Principal si Iver deposits , •.•.•.• , • • ••.•••••. , , .• , . , • . • • . • . • • • • 59 Newport district .•.. •••• , •• ... • . ••. , , .. , • . • • . • . • . • • • 60 Principal silver deposits . .• . • , . .• , . , . , •. .••...... •• . , .• , • • • . • • . • • • 60 Stevens County • • . • • . • • • • • . • • • . • • . • . • • • • . • • . • • . • • . • • • • . • • . • • . • • 61 Chewelah district • . • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • • . • • • • • . • . • • • . • • • • • . • • . • • . • • • • 63 Location . • . • • • • • • • • . • . • . • • • • . • • . • • . • . • . • • • • . • • • . • • . • • . 63 Geology and mineralization . • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • . • . • . • • • . • • . • . • • • 64 Production . • • • . • • • • . • • • • . • . • • • • • • . • • . • . • • • . • . • . • . • 64 Mo jor mines . ••.•••'. • . • • • • • • • • • • . • . • • . • . • . • . • . • • • . • • • . • . 65 Principal silver deposits • • • • . • • • • . • • • • • . • • • • • • • . • • • • . • . • . • • • 66 Deer Trail district • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • . • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • . • . • • . • • • • • 69 Location • . • • • • • • • . • • . • . • • . • • . • • • . • . • • • • . • • • . • . • • • 69 Geology and mineralization . • • . • . • • . • . • • . • . • . • • . • . 69 Production . • • • • • . • • . • . • . • • . • . • . • • • • • . • • . • • . • • . 70 Mo jor mines • • • • • • . • • . • . • • • • • . • . • . • • • • • . • • • • . • . • . • . • . 71 Principol silver deposits • . • • . • • . • . • . • . • • • . • . • . • • . • • • • • . • • . • • • 72 IV CONTENTS Okanogan Highlands-Continued Stevens County-Continued Boss burg district •••• • • • •• • ••••••••• . •••••••.•••• .. ••••••.• ..•• . , •••• , , , 74 Location ••••••••.•••• • •• . .••.••••..••••• . •• ..••..• .. • . .••.••• . • . 74 Geology and mineralization . •• •••. • •• • ..•• ••••• . •• . ..•• • . • •• , • . , • •. 74 Production •• •••••••. , ..••.•.. •.••••• .•.•• , •••••. ••. , , • . , • , • , , , , , 76 Principal silver deposits • • ••..•••.. • •• • • . •.•.• • •• . ....•• . .••••••. 76 Summit district .• . •.•••••••• .• • . • •••• • .•• . •..•••••.••....•..•• , , , • , , •. , • 78 Location ..•••• .• •..•. .•.•.•..•• . .. .•.•••••••..••..••...•.••.. 78 Geology and mineralization . • .. • ••• • •• .•• •••••••..••.•• .. •• ,.
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