The Blue Lake Mine is a copper and gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,100 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.68722, -119.70806
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Blue Lake Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Lake Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Conconcully District; Blue Lake Area
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Blue Lake Gold And Copper Mining, Smelting, 8 Power Co.
Years: 1902 - 1908
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
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SEVERAL STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
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
Analytical Data: $3 TO 11 AU, 3 TO 49% CU
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): BY BLUE LAKE.
Comment (Development): ADIT
Comment (Deposit): QTZ VEINS.
Comment (Commodity): PRODUCTION 5,000 TONS 1901
Comment (Workings): 300 FT ADIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 63
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