The Stibnite Prospect is a antimony mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,799 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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Antimony
Lat, Long: 48.21278, -120.18639
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Stibnite Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stibnite Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Gold Creek Mining 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Stibnite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 2 FT SHEAR ZONE MINERALIZED OVER 1 FT. NO ORE IN SIGHT
Comment (Deposit): LAT. & LONG. ARE GENERAL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Geology): NEARBY IS HORNBLENDE FELSITE PORPHYRY. GEOLOGIC MAP SHOWS AREA TO BE UNDERLAIN BY ROCKS OF THE NEWBY GROUP
Comment (Workings): 10 FT TRENCH
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED
Comment (Development): ABANDONED
References
Reference (Deposit): BUNNING, B.B., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAST HALF OF THE TWISP 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-9, SCALE 1:100,000.
Reference (Deposit): PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES IN WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 125-126.
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. 19.
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