The Francis Virdin Park is a gold mine located in Kittitas county, Washington at an elevation of 4,301 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: 4,301 Feet (1,311 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 47.27, -120.61028
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Francis Virdin Park MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Francis Virdin Park
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Kittitas
District: Swauk District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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 Wenatchee National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: Epithermal vein, Sado
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified Zone
Rocks
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): DEPOSIT CONTAINS LEAF GOLD, EXTRACTED FOR SPECIMEN VALUE
Comment (Production): SMALL WASHING PLANT OPERATING IN 1990 FOR SPECIMEN GOLD
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS SUBPARALLEL TO BASALT DIKES IN AREA. SOME VEINS CUT DIKES AT LOW ANGLES. GOLD ORE OCCURS IN CENTER OF VEINS AND IS PARAGENETICALLY YOUNGER THAN QUARTZ AND CALCITE
Comment (Workings): SMALL WASHING PLANT (1990)
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. 132
Reference (Production): DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990
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