The Independent Mine is a silver mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.
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Independent Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Independent Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SILICIFIED SHEAR ZONE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PYRITE
Analytical Data: GALENA
Analytical Data: PYRITE
Analytical Data: ARGENTIFEROUS GALENA
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): OPEN PIT AND ADIT.
Comment (Deposit): ORE DISSEMINATED & BUNCHES TO 2' DIAMETER
Comment (Workings): LARGE OPEN PIT AND 60 FT ADIT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SHEAR ZONE SILICIFIED, SPARSELY MINERALIZED
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 220.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 677, P. 99-100, PLATE 1
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