The Roosevelt Mine is a iron mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 4,475 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: 4,475 Feet (1,364 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 48.94306, -118.97333
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Roosevelt Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Roosevelt Mine
Secondary: Grant
Secondary: Maclean
Secondary: Teddy Roosevelt
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
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
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
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
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVG 7-9% CU, $2-4 AU, $2-4 AG PER TON.
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Actinolite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): 12 CARLOADS (PRE-1912)-$21,000. 2000 TONS MAGNETITE 1919-1920
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 199.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. GEOL. SUR. BULL 5, P. 44-46
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