The Hiawatha Lode is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,199 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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 48.89806, -119.53778
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Hiawatha Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hiawatha Lode
Secondary: Josie
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Wannacut Lake District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Dell Hart And Sons
Home Office: Oroville, Wa.
Years: 1938 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1938
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: 4 VEINS, AVE. 3-4' WIDE
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Offsets Vein
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ONE SAMPLE SHOWED 9.5 % PB, 61.7 OZ AG, 0.32 OZ AU.
Analytical Data: AVG OF 22 ASSAYS: $26 AU AND / OZ AG
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE VEIN OUTCROPS FOR A FEW HUNDRED FT SOUTH FROM THE SHAFT, BUT TO THE NORTH IT CAN BE TRACED FOR OVER 2500 FT BY A WELL DEFINED GOSSAN OF WHITE QTZ, WHICH IN PLACES IS HEAVILY FE-STAINED. IT VARIES FROM 1-12 FT IN WIDTH, AVG 3-4 FT. IN PLACES THE LODE BREAKS INTO STRINGERS AND IN OTHERS IS OFFSET BY SMALL FAULTS, BUT AS A WHOLE IS STRONG AND CONTINUOUS. THE ORE IS A FRIABLE WHITE QTZ CARRYING ORE MINERALS THAT ARE DISTRIBUTED IN BUNCHES THROUGHOUT.
Comment (Workings): AN INCLINE 80 FT LONG FOLLOWS DOWN THE DIP OF THE LODE; THIS ADIT IS CONNECTED TO ANOTHER 80 FT ADIT BY A CROSSCUT NEAR THE FACE
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SPARSE MINERALIZATION
Comment (Deposit): 6 CLAIMS, 3 OF WHICH ARE PATENTED.
Comment (Development): ADITS WITH CROSSCUT.
Comment (Commodity): PRODUCTION 1938
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. GEOL. SUR. BULL 5, P. 99
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL 64, P. 88-89, PLATES 1-2
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 141.
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