The Brown Lake Property is a chromium mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.
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Mine Info
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Brown Lake Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Brown Lake Property
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Omak Area
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: Lloyd Austin
Home Office: Omak, Wa.
Years: 1943 -
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
Form: SPECKS AND A LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.6% CHROMIUM IN QUARTZITE
Materials
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Serpentine
Gangue: Quartzite
Comments
Comment (Geology): QUARTZITE UNDERLAIN BY PERIDOTITE. ; GEOL.DESC: QUARTZITE OVERLIES PERIDOTITE
Comment (Deposit): DEEDED LAND
Comment (Location): NEAR WEST 1/4 COR SEC 06.
Comment (Development): OPEN PITS
Comment (Deposit): CHROMIFEROUS GREEN QTZITE SEVERAL ACRES IN EXTENT. ALSO, A SMALL LENS IN SERPENTINE.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 38
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