The Favorite Mine is a copper, lead, silver, and gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.
About the MRDS Data:
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:
Commodity: Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.95861, -119.63667
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Favorite Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Favorite Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Nighthawk District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): EUHEDRAL TITANITE XLS IN GRANITE
Comment (Deposit): ADIT 850 FT LONG HAD NOT REACHED THE ORE VEIN, 1911.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 218-219.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. GEOL. SUR. BULL 5, P. 90
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