The Blackbird Chromite Deposit is a chromium mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,599 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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 48.88611, -119.66000
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Blackbird Chromite Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blackbird Chromite Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Nighthawk District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: P And H Exploration And Mining Corp.
Home Office: Box 133, Wenatchee, Wa.
Years: 1959 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Development): EXPLORATION FOR PB AND CU IN 1959.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: DUNITE PARTIALLY SERPENTINIZED
Comment (Location): IN A SADDLE NEAR SE END OF GRANDVIEW MTN RIDGE.
Comment (Commodity): NO PRODUCTION
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL 64, P. 80-81
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG IC 34, P. 12
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