The Black Bear Mine is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,500 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 48.83861, -119.63083
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Black Bear Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Bear Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Palmer Mtn District; Alice Property Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Heffernan, R.D.
Home Office: Tonasket, Wa.
Years: 1949 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: 2 VEINS
Structure
Type: L
Description: 3 Ft Paystreak In Vein
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $18 AU, AG, CU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON PALMER MTN.
Comment (Development): SHAFTS AND STOPES.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN ALONG SCHIST-SERPENTINE CONTACT.
Comment (Workings): 2500 FT OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS; SHAFTS AND STOPES.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ALSO ALICE, SUMMIT & WAREAGLE MINES
Comment (Deposit): CLAIM SIZE ABOUT 40 ACRES.
Comment (Commodity): $150,000 PRE-1902, 77 TON IN 1947
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 136
Reference (Production): WASH. DMG BULL 37, P. 136; WASH. DMG BULL 64, P. 80
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