The Gold Ridge Prospect is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.86722, -120.74806
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Gold Ridge Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Ridge Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Slate Creek District
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 Pasayten Wilderness In Mount Baker National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Gold Ridge Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1893
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: VEINS
Form: VEINS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS AVERAGE 0.5 OZ/TON AU AND $10/TON AU.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. 10 MI SOUTH OF CANADIAN BORDER ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CASCADE SUMMIT
Comment (Deposit): 3 EAST-TRENDING VEINS AND 4 NORTH-TRENDING VEINS.
Comment (Workings): 830 FT OF ADITS, SHAFTS, AND RAISES
Comment (Deposit): THERE ARE TWO RECORDS FOR GOLD RIDGE CLAIMS WHICH APPEAR TO REFER TO THE SAME SET OF CLAIMS BUT THE LOCATION IS SO UNCERTAIN AS STATED IN THE REFERENCES THAT THIS CANNOT BE RESOLVED AND WAS THUS LEFT AS TWO RECORDS. SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD MP00143
References
Reference (Deposit): STOFFEL, K.L., AND MCGRODER, M.F., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROBINSON MTN. 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-5, SCALE 1:100,000.
Reference (Deposit): LANDES, HENRY, THYNG, W.S., LYON, D.A., ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, V. 1, PT 2, P. 86-87.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 177.
Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 120.
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