The Okanogan is a chromium mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 810 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
Elevation: 810 Feet (247 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 48.35333, -119.59250
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Okanogan MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Okanogan
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Platinum
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: UNKNOWN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY: 0.25 OZ/TON PT+OS+IR REPORTED BY C.W. SMITH
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Location): NO EXACT LOCATION GIVEN - PRESUMED TO BE NEAR CITY OF OKANOGAN. LOCATION GIVEN IS ON OKANOGAN RIVER WHERE STATE HIGHWAY 20 CROSSES. THE RIVER IS THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN PRIVATE LAND AND THE COLVILLE INDIAN RESERVATION.
Comment (Geology): VERY LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE
Comment (Deposit): THIS DEPOSIT IS MOST LIKELY A PODIFORM CHROMITE IN THE "SERPENTINITE DIKE" BUT MAY ALSO REPRESENT A PLACER ACCUMULATION
References
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. 38.
Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J.T., 1929, PLATINUM AND BLACK SAND IN WASHINGTON, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1928: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 805, P. 10.
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