The Gubser Mine is a lead mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,402 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 48.56861, -119.75306
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Gubser Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gubser Mine
Secondary: Grubscher
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Conconcully District; Salmon Creek Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Silver Peak Mining Corp.
Home Office: Dale Lanphere, Pres., 401 Great Western Bldg., Spokane, Wa. 99201
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Serendipity
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: 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
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE VEIN CONSISTS OF 1 TO 2 FT OF QUARTZ ON THE HANGING WALL BY A 1 TO 2 FT BASIC DIKE.
Comment (Commodity): NO PRODUCTION
Comment (Location): WEST BANK OF SALMON CREEK.
Comment (Development): ADIT WITH DRIFTS; EXPLORATION IN 1971-72.
Comment (Workings): THE ADIT, 50 FT ABOVE SALMON CREEK, HAS BEEN DRIVEN WESTWARD INTO THE MOUNTAIN FOR 900 FT. AT 390 FT FROM THE PORTAL THERE ARE SHORT DRIFTS, ABOUT 50 FT LONG, BOTH TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH, ALONG THE VEIN.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SPARSELY MINERALIZED
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG IC 49, P. 27-29
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DIV. GEOL. BULL 34, P. 44, PLATE 10
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 219.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG IC 48, P. 19
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