The Little Chopaka Claims is a chromium mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,609 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,609 Feet (1,100 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 48.96083, -119.69667
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Little Chopaka Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Chopaka Claims
Secondary: Defense
Secondary: Peerless
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Platinum
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Nighthawk District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Bridey, William And Everett, L. H.
Years: 1941 -
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: Podiform chromite (minor)
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED, PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY: 27.06% CR2O3
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Olivine
Comments
Comment (Development): 4 CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): PERIDOTITE THAT CONTAINS THE CHROMITE IS 0.125-0.25 MI WIDE AND 0.5 MI LONG
Comment (Location): ON LITTLE CHOPAKA MOUNTAIN. PROBABLY PART OF PEERLESS COPPER PROPERTY
Comment (Commodity): PLATINUM HAS BEEN REPORTED ON LITTLE CHOPAKA MOUNTAIN, MOST LIKELY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE CHROMITE DEPOSIT, BUT ITS OCCURRENCE HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED
References
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. 38, 69, 281
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