The Magpie Canyon Prospect is a gold mine located in Kittitas county, Washington at an elevation of 1,699 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 1,699 Feet (518 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 47.09917, -120.68917
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Magpie Canyon Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Magpie Canyon Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Kittitas
Land Status
Not available
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: Epithermal vein, Sado
Orebody
Form: UNKNOWN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCESS ON HIGHWAY.
Comment (Deposit): NO DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT DEPOSIT IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FROM GEOLOGIC MAP, DEPOSIT APPEARS TO BE WITHIN TERTIARY SEDIMENTARY ROCKS.
References
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. 133.
Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., WAITT, R.B., JR., FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., SWANSON, D.A., BYERLY, G.R., AND BENTLEY, R.D., 1982, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WENATCHEE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, CENTRAL WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1311, SCALE 1:100,000.
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