The Spokane is a gold, silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,001 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: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 48.37389, -120.15444
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Spokane MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Spokane
Secondary: Gold Crown
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Monterey Mining And Milling Co., Twisp, Wash.
Years: 1954 -
Production
Year: 1941
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.4 Oz/Ton Au, 20.25 Oz/Ton Ag, 4.5% Zn, 3.8% Pb
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: BUNCHES WITHIN VEINS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Dacite Is Brecciated
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Dacite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON TWISP RIVER ROAD
Comment (Production): OTHER SMALL SHIPMENTS MADE IN 1939 AND 1954
Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR QUARTZ-CALCITE VEIN. DERKEY AND OTHERS SUGGEST, WITH HESITATION, THAT THIS DEPOSIT MAY BE A MASSIVE SULFIDE
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS, SOME STOPES
References
Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 272.
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. 149.
Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956
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