The Keystone Prospect is a silver mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 4,600 feet.
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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: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 48.57806, -119.75222
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Keystone Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Keystone Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Nw General Structural Trend In The Metamorphics.
Alterations
Not available
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
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: OLD ASSAY OF ORE ON DUMP GAVE $45 AU, AG/TON.
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): NO PRODUCTION
Comment (Development): SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 305.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG IC 49, P. 27
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