The Hidden Treasure is a silver and gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,598 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.10667, -120.04083
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Hidden Treasure MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hidden Treasure
Secondary: Sunshine
Secondary: Triangle
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Squaw Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: In Okanogan National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Highland Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1949 -
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
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $67/TON AG+AU
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): ADDITIONAL SMALL PRODUCTION IN 1939-1942
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS
References
Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 205.
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. 141.
Reference (Deposit): BUNNING, B.B., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAST HALF OF THE TWISP 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-9, SCALE 1:100,000.
Reference (Production): HUNTTING
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