Young America Group

The Young America Group is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Skamania county, Washington at an elevation of 3,901 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

Name: Young America Group

State:  Washington

County:  Skamania

Elevation: 3,901 Feet (1,189 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 46.30222, -122.10750

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Young America Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Young America Group
Secondary: Part of Norway Sweeden Group
Secondary: Claims: America Nos. 1-3


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Washington
County: Skamania
District: St. Helens District - Spirit Lake Area


Land Status

Land ownership: National Monument
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 Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument In Gifford Pinchot National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Mining Corp., Ltd, Portland, Oreg.
Years: 1901 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED 12-FT-THICK VEIN, TRACEABLE ALONG ITS OUTCROP FOR MORE THAN 2000 FT.

Comment (Workings): ADIT

Comment (Location): ON STEEP HILLSIDE ABOUT 1,000 FT EAST OF SWEEDEN MINE; ADJOINS NORWAY PROPERTY

Comment (Deposit): LOCATION MAP, AND MAP OF CLAIMS AVAILABLE, MOEN, (1977). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1977, ST HELENS AND WASHOUGAL MINING DISTRICTS OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INF. CIRC. 60, P. 17, 34, 40.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 79.

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. 133.


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