The Rich Bar Group is a copper, zinc, and silver mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,106 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: 1,106 Feet (337 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 48.97694, -119.53722
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Rich Bar Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rich Bar Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: S. J. Lewen
Home Office: Curtice, Ohio
Years: 1955 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TR TO $40/TON
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Stephanite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Commodity): POSSIBLY AT SITE OF RICH BAR PLACER
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 70.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. GEOL. SUR. BULL. 5, P. 95-96
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