The Red Jacket Prospect is a silver and gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,542 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 1,542 Feet (470 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.78722, -119.65222
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Red Jacket Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Jacket Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Palmer Mtn. District; Aeneas Mtn. Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $80 IN 2 TONS-1892
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS UNKNOWN
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 147.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 64, P. 100-101, PLATES 1-2
Washington Gold
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