The 49th Parallel is a copper and gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,201 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: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.98333, -119.48333
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49th Parallel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: 49th Parallel
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Oroville District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Kent Hagelberge
Home Office: Oroville, Wa.
Years: 1943 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: WITH A CU TO AU RATIO OF ABOUT 6 TO 1 WITH CU AT 13 CENTS/TON.
Analytical Data: ORE SAID TO CARRY $14-58 AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Comments
Comment (Development): INCLINE, ADITS, AND SHAFTS.
Comment (Deposit): THE FRACTURE ZONE INCLUDES NUMEROUS VEINLETS AND LENSES OF QUARTZ UP TO ONE INCH THICK. THE GREENSTONE WALLS SHOW SULFIDE IMPREGNATIONS.
Comment (Workings): AN INCLINE, TRENDING SSW, FOLLOWS A FRACTURE ZONE DOWN DIP. ALSO, THERE IS A 145 FT ADIT, A 100 FT ADIT, AND TWO 20 FT ADITS. 4 OTHER SHAFTS OF UNDETERMINED EXTENT HAVE ALSO BEEN SUNK, BUT WERE FLOODED IN 1943.
Comment (Deposit): 5 CLAIMS.
Comment (Location): NEAR U.S.-CANADA BORDER.
Comment (Commodity): UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF AU-CU ORE PRODUCTION IN 1914.
Comment (Production): NO RECORDED TUNGSTEN PRODUCTION BUT SOME COPPER ORE WAS SHIPPED FROM THE FORTY-NINTH PARALLEL AND FROM THE GOLDEN CHARIOT.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL 37, P. 65
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 5, P. 89
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DIV. GEOL. BULL 34, P. 33, PLATE 8
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