The Gold Axe Mine is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 5,279 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,279 Feet (1,609 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.95083, -118.97917
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Gold Axe Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Axe Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Myers Creek District; Buckhorn Mtn Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Year Last Production: 1934
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge Is Bright Reddish-Yellow Due To Oxidation Of Fe Minerals.
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: UNKNOWN CU VALUES.
Analytical Data: $10-20 AU/TON (MINOR AG)
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Development): ADITS
Comment (Geology): 100 FT EAST OF MAIN ADIT ARE OUTCROPS OF GRANODIORITE AND QUARTZ PORPHYRY.
Comment (Location): ON EAST SLOPE BUCKHORN MTN NEAR SUMMIT.
Comment (Commodity): SPORADIC PRODUCTION FROM 1910-1934.
Comment (Workings): MAIN ADIT TRENDS N34W FOR ABOUT 200 FT ALONG SHEAR ZONE; PROSPECT PITS ON BOTH SIDES OF ROAD BETWEEN MAIN ADIT AND GOLD AXE CAMP; AND SHAFTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 198.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DGER BULL 73, P. 47-48
Reference (Production): MOEN, 1980
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