The Happy Hill Claims is a thorium, uranium, and ree mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.
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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:
Commodity: Thorium, Uranium, REE
Lat, Long: 48.44556, -119.65056
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Happy Hill Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Happy Hill Claims
Commodity
Primary: Thorium
Primary: Uranium
Primary: REE
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Conconcully District; Happy Hill Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Sherman Creek Uranium Mines, Inc. (1955 -)
Home Office: Republic, Wa.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 5% MONAZITE, 2 1/2-3% RARE EARTHS .06-.08% U3 O8
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): BULLDOZER TRENCHES
Comment (Location): LOCATION PROBABLE
Comment (Deposit): 15 CLAIMS AND SOME LEASED LAND
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 353
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