The Red Shirt Group is a gold and silver mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,041 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: 3,041 Feet (927 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 48.34833, -119.99389
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Red Shirt Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Shirt Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Owner Name: Mahlon Mccain
Home Office: Winthrop, Wa.
Years: 1949 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 35 OZ AG, 1/2 OZ AU, AVG. ABOUT $10/TO
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN 1-5 FT WIDE
Comment (Commodity): MORE THAN $100,000, OVER 50 YRS
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 147.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DGER BULL. 68, PLATE 1
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