The Golden Chariot Mine is a copper and gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.98833, -119.47806
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Golden Chariot Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Chariot Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Oroville District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Stock Co. (Under Management Of W.H. Thomas)
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
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AS MUCH AS 0.08 % SCHEELITE.
Analytical Data: $2-9 AG/TON
Analytical Data: 3 CARLOADS AVG $26 (AU, CU, AND AG)/TON
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): 9 CARLOADS HANDSORTED ORE PRODUCED AFTER 1911.
Comment (Geology): ORE VEIN OCCURS ALONG PLANE OF A THRUST FAULT, WITH A SMALL THROW.
Comment (Commodity): PRODUCTION $4000 BEFORE 1911, 9 CARS ORE LATER
Comment (Development): OPEN CUTS, SHAFT, DRIFTS, AND STOPES.
Comment (Deposit): SERIES OF OVERLAPPING S-SHAPED LENSES OF MINERALIZED QUARTZ FILLING FRACTURE CLEAVAGES. THE NARROW ARGILLITE BANDS BETWEEN QTZ LENSES ARE SLIGHTLY IMPREGNATED WITH SULFIDES.
Comment (Workings): AN INCLINE SHAFT DOWN THE DIP OF THE ORE ZONE FOR 350 FT; THERE IS CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING AND STOPING AT THE 150, 200, AND 300 FT LEVELS; AND OPEN CUTS.
Comment (Deposit): 4 PATENTED CLAIMS: WAVERLY, GOLDEN CHARIOT, GOLD BOY, AND NEW YEAR.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 65.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. GEOL. SUR. BULL 5, P. 87-88
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DIV. GEOL. BULL 34, P. 33
Reference (Deposit): WASH. GEOL. SUR. BULL 23, P. 246
Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956
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