The Holden-Campbell is a gold, molybdenum, copper, tungsten, and silver mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,402 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: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Molybdenum, Copper, Tungsten, Silver
Lat, Long: 48.11667, -120.05694
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Holden-Campbell MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Holden-Campbell
Secondary: Grubstake
Secondary: Hunter
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Squaw Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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 Okanogan National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: S. J. Holden, A. C. Campbell
Home Office: Chelan, Wash
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.25% WO3 ESTIMATED
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SURFACE CUTS AND UNDERGROUND WORKINGS
Comment (Production): CONSIDERABLE GOLD PRODUCTION
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN
Comment (Location): ALSO ALONG SOUTH EDGE OF SECTIONS 02, 03, AND 04 AND IN N/2 SEC 14. ON WEST SIDE OF HUNTER MOUNTAIN
References
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. 140-141.
Reference (Deposit): CULVER, H.E., AND BROUGHTON. W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, P. 45-47.
Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 207.
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