The Apache Mine is a silver mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.
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Mine Info
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Apache Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Apache Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1912
Time Period: 1911 To 1912
Material type: ORE AG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Avg 1449.4 Oz Ag/Ton And 2.2 Oz Au/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1911
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Type: L
Description: The Major Shear Zone Is Displaced A Foot Or More In Several Places By Cross-Fractures Which Lead Out Erradically Into The Granite.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization Of Granite
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HIGH GRADE ORE: 300 OZ AG, 3/4 OZ AU, 1 1/2% CU MILL RUN ORE $12/TON
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Stephanite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Rhodochrosite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): PRODUCTION 1911-12, 1916-17, 1919-22, 1925-26, 1937-40; EST. TOTAL $250,000 AG, $20,000 AU
Comment (Workings): THE PROPERTY IS OPENED BY AN ADIT TUNNEL DRIVEN 400 FT N55W. FROM THIS LEVEL SEVERAL SMALL STOPES ARE OPENED, ONE OF WHICH EXTENDS 100 FT THROUGH TO THE SURFACE. 270 FT FROM THE ADIT PORTAL AN INCLINE WINZE HAS BEEN SUNK ON THE LEAD TO A DEPTH OF 146 FT. THE SECOND LEVEL HAS BEEN STRUCK 96 FT ELOW THE WINZE COLLAR AS A 217 FT DRIFT TO THE NW AND A 138 FT DRIFT TO THE SE. THE THIRD LEVEL IS 50 FT BELOW NO 2 AND HAS 2 DRIFTS; ONE IS 118 FT AND TRENDS SE; THE OTHER TRENDS W AND IS 40 FT LONG. THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE GROUND SE OF T HE WINZE, BETWEEN THE THIRD LEVEL AND THE MAIN ADIT HAS BEEN STOPED OUT. IN THIS SAME ORE SHOOT A 40 FT PROSPECT WINZE WAS SUNK FROM THE 3RD LEVEL. THERE IS ANOTHER STOPE BETWEEN THE 2ND LEVEL AND THE ADIT LEVEL.
Comment (Geology): ABOUT 60 FT BELOW THE SURFACE A FLATLY-DIPPING FAULT TRUNCATES THE VEIN AND DISPLACES THE LOWER SEGMENT TO THE NORTH. THIS FAULT IS CLEARLY MARKED BY A FOUR-INCH STREAK OF SOFT GOUGE.
Comment (Location): NEAR CREST OF SE SPUR OF MINERAL HILL.
Comment (Development): ADITS, STOP S, WINZES, THREE LEVELS.
Comment (Deposit): TABULAR LENSES AND VEINLETS OF ORE ALONG AN 8-10 FT FRACTURE ZONE IN GRANITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 300.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 677, P. 72-74
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