The Billygoat is a copper mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 4,902 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 48.78639, -120.31944
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Billygoat MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Billygoat
Secondary: Carr
Secondary: Hanks
Secondary: Billy Goat
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Antimony
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Billy Goat Mountain Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: In Pasayten Wilderness Area In Okanogan National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. J. Adams, M. M. Moore, And Frank O'Shea
Years: 1965 -
Owner Name: Sunshine Valley Minerals, Inc.
Years: 1992 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: VEINLETS, DISSEMINATED
Structure
Type: L
Description: Steeply Dipping, Northwest-Trending Faults And Fractures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Wall Rocks Have Been Hydrothermally Altered
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CU GENERALLY <1% BUT IN PLACES IS AS MUCH AS 2%. AS MUCH AS 0.5 OZ/TON AU. SEVERAL ANALYSES ARE GIVEN IN STAATZ AND OTHERS
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Ankerite
Comments
Comment (Development): IN 1992, SUNSHINE VALLEY MINERALS WAS REPAIRING UNDERGROUND WORKINGS
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. ON SOUTH SLOPE OF BILLY GOAT MOUNTAIN NORTHWEST OF WINTHROP. THESE CLAIMS MAY NOW BE PART OF THE MOUNTAIN BEAVER PROPERTY
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINLETS ARE 1-2 IN. WIDE OVER A LARGE MINERALIZED AREA. SULFIDE MINERALS LOCALLY FORM COARSE CLOTS
Comment (Workings): 4 SHAFTS, NUMEROUS ADITS, DRIFT
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD D001765. MRDS RECORDS D001663, W017839 HAVE BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED
References
Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., GULICK, C.W., LINGLEY, W.S., JR., 1993, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1992: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 21, NO. 1, P. 3-25.
Reference (Deposit): PURDY, C.P. JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 162.
Reference (Deposit): STOFFEL, K.L., AND MCGRODER, M.F., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROBINSON MTN. 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-5, SCALE 1:100,000.
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H., WEIS, P.L., TABOR, R.W., ROBERTSON, J.F., VAN NOY, R.M., PATTEE, E.C., AND HOLT, D.C., 1971, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PASAYTEN WILDERNESS AREA, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1325, P. 111-114.
Reference (Deposit): KING, R.U., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB. DATA
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 62.
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