The Huckleberry is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Kittitas county, Washington at an elevation of 3,799 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: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 47.46139, -121.03917
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Huckleberry MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Huckleberry
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Kittitas
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: S. R. Justham, Seattle
Years: 1943 -
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: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 14 ASSAYS RAN $0.06-3.72/TON AU, $0.15-26.1/TON AG, $0.55-24.20/TON CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON NORTHWEST FLANK OF HUCKLEBERRY MOUNTAIN
Comment (Deposit): VEIN RANGES FROM 8 IN. TO 4 FT WIDE
Comment (Geology): INGALLS COMPLEX IS AN ACCRETED OPHIOLITE TERRANE
Comment (Deposit): MAY BE SAME AS WHITE CAT
Comment (Workings): ADIT
References
Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956
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. 60.
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. 135.
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