The Washington Mine is a tungsten, copper, and gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,499 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: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.1025, -120.00028
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Washington Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Washington Mine
Secondary: Washington Homestake Mining Co.
Secondary: Washington, Oregon, Idaho Claims
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Squaw Creek 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
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
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.25% SCHEELITE
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON EAST SIDE OF METHOW RIVER
Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE POCKETY. VEIN IS 1-3 FT WIDE, AVE. 1.5-2 FT WIDE
Comment (Workings): 360 FT ADIT, SHAFT (CAVED)
Comment (Geology): REFERENCES FOR DEPOSITS INDICATE HOST ROCKS AS METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS OR GRANITIC ROCKS. GEOLOGIC MAP INDICATES AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY GNEISS
References
Reference (Deposit): BUNNING, B.B., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAST HALF OF THE TWISP 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-9, SCALE 1:100,000.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WAHSINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 150.
Reference (Deposit): CULVER, H.E., AND BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, P. 50.
Washington Gold
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