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Great Western Mine, Deep Creek Area, Northport Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USAi
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Great Western MineMine
Deep Creek AreaArea
Northport Mining DistrictMining District
Stevens CountyCounty
WashingtonState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 52' 5'' North , 117° 41' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Northport288 (2017)8.2km
Metaline172 (2017)22.5km
Metaline Falls241 (2017)23.7km
Ione451 (2017)24.9km
Rossland3,619 (2008)25.1km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Selkirk Rock & Mineral ClubTrail, British Columbia25km
Panorama Gem & Mineral ClubArden, Washington47km
Mindat Locality ID:
17563
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:17563:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A lead-zinc mine above Deep Creek. The ore occurred as veins along a shear in dolomite of the Kootenay Arc. Development consisted of around 1000' of adits and 200' of shafts. It produced ore from 1916 to 1929 containing 434,000 lbs Pb, 936,000 lbs Zn, and 125 oz Ag.


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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CerussitePbCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O CerussitePbCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S SphaleriteZnS
ZnZinc
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

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