The Greyling Claim is a silver, copper, gold, and zinc mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 6,152 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: 6,152 Feet (1,875 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc
Lat, Long: 48.74639, -120.62778
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Greyling Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Greyling Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Slate Creek District
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
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1924
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: LENSES IN SHEAR ZONE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.01 OZ/TON AU, 0.25 OZ/TON AG, 0.06% CU, 0.1% ZN. ANOTHER SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.01 ZN/TON AU, 0.03 OZ/TON AG. STOCKPILED MATERIAL YIELDED TR AU, 0.3 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: TWO CHIP SAMPLES CONTAINED 0.13% CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chlorite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ LENSES ARE PRESENT IN SHEAR ZONE
Comment (Workings): CUT
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED
Comment (Development): CLAIM PROBABLY STAKED 30 YR PRIOR TO 1924
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): 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. 120-121.
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