The Crescent Mine is a copper mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 4,501 feet.
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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: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 48.45056, -120.58194
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Crescent Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crescent Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Twisp, Gilbert Area
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.
Administrative Organization: In Okanogan National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: L. L. Lamotte And F. C. Blocksom
Years: 1946 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: Porphyry Cu
Orebody
Form: STOCKWORK
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. ON SOUTH SIDE OF TWISP RIVER ON CRESCENT MOUNTAIN
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT LIES IN CONTACT ZONE BETWEEN BLACK PEAK BATHOLITH AND CHELAN-SKAGIT GNEISS COMPLEX
Comment (Workings): 1000 FT ADIT
Comment (Geology): HOLLISTER INDICATES PROPHYRY COPPER MINERALIZATION IS SIMILAR TO THAT AT MAZAMA
Comment (Deposit): UNCLEAR WHETHER HUNTTING CRESCENT IS THE SAME AS HOLLISTER CRESCENT, BUT LOCATIONS ARE APPROPRIATE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): HOLLISTER, V.F., 1979, PORPHYRY COPPER-TYPE DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE VOLCANIC ARC, WASHINGTON: MINERALS SCIENCE AND ENBGINEERING, V. 11, P. 34.
Reference (Deposit): GRANT, A.R., 1976, REPORT OF EVALUATION, MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS STUDY ON UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE LAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON: PREPARED FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE - REGION 6, CONTRACT NO. 004724N, P. 32.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 64.
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.
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