The Hanford Prospect is a lead mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.
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Mine Info
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Hanford Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hanford Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
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
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEIN 2-3 FT WIDE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A SAMPLE THAT SHOWED 30 % OR MORE GALENA YIELDED BY ASSAY: 25.9 % PB, TRACE OF AU, AND 20.48 OZS AG PER TON.
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SW SLOPE OF CASTLE MTN.
Comment (Development): INCLINED SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): POROUS FE-STAINED QUARTZ.
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT OF UNKNOWN DEPTH AND LENGTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 219.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 677, P. 96, PLATE VIII
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