The Unnamed Prospect is a silver and gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.
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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
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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Horseshoe Basin Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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 Okanogan National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1937
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: DISSEMINATED IN VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicic
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ONE CONTAINED TR AU
Analytical Data: TWO CHIP SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.06, 0.1 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PYRITE FOUND IN VEINS AND A SILICEOUS AREA. DIMENSIONS ARE FOR VEINS ON SECOND TRENCH
Comment (Workings): TRENCHES
References
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H., WEIS, P.L., TABOR, R.W., ROBERTSON, J.F., VAN NOY, R.M., PATTEE, E.C., AND HOLT, D.C., 1971, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PASAYTEN WILDERNESS AREA, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1325, P. 88-89
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