The Gold Hill Group is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.
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Mine Info
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Gold Hill Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Hill Group
Secondary: Cleve
Secondary: Golden Fleece
Secondary: E Pluribus
Secondary: Frankie Girl,
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Palmer Mtn District
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: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS AND VEINLETS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Area Highly Sheared
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Country Rock (Qtz-Diorite To Granodiorite) Intensely Altered (Chloritinized, Kaolinized) In Vicinity Of Mineralized Area, Probably By Hydrothermal Means.
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON GOLD HILL.
Comment (Development): ADITS, STOPES, CROSSCUTS, DRIFTS, AND OPEN CUTS.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN AT N50E (?); SHEAR ZONE AT N55E, 80NW; QUARTZ VEIN AT N65E, 60-70NW (1-2 FT THICK); QUARTZ VEIN AT N65E, 65NW (8 IN. THICK).
Comment (Workings): MAIN ADIT AT 3650 FT ELEV., HEADING S65W; STOPES ON VEIN UPHILL FROM MAIN ADIT CAVED TO SURFACE; 4000 FT OF CROSSCUTS AND DRIFTS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: COUNTRY ROCK INTENSELY CHLORITIZED, KAOLINIZED NEAR MINERALIZED AREAS
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL CLAIMS, CLEVE, GOLDEN FLEECE, E PLURIBUS, FRANKIE GIRL, ADJOINING EACH OTHER (86 ALTOGETHER).
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 140.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL 64, P. 86-87, PLATES 1-2
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