The Nip and Tuck Gold Claim is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.08472, -120.06722
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Nip and Tuck Gold Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nip and Tuck Gold Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Methow 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
Owner Name: Charles Mclean
Home Office: Okanogan, Wash.
Years: 1941 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Form: UNKNOWN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): RECORD AS OF 12/91 SEEMED TO BE A COMBINATION OF TWO RECORDS. INFORMATION RETAINED IS FOR NIP AND TUCK PROSPECT DISCUSSED IN REFERENCES.
Comment (Deposit): NO INFORMATION GIVEN ABOUT DEPOSIT. THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART 11, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 145.
Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956
Reference (Deposit): BARKSDALE, J.D., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE METHOW VALLEY, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 68, PLATE 1
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