The California Claim is a copper, lead, and zinc mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,640 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: 1,640 Feet (500 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 48.94917, -119.65667
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California Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: California Claim
Secondary: Eagle
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Nighthawk District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: VUGGY QUARTZ, ORE ROUGHLY BANDED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): PROBABLY SAME AS EAGLE
Comment (Deposit): ORE MINERALS OCCUR AS PATCHES IN QUARTZ AND EXHIBIT SOME DEGREE OF PARALLELISM.
Comment (Workings): 150 FT ADIT.
Comment (Geology): NEAR CONTACT WITH MALIGNITE
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL 64, P. 80-81, PLATES 1-2
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 63.
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