Gold Ridge Prospect

The Gold Ridge Prospect is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 6,601 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

Name: Gold Ridge Prospect  

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

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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