The White Cat is a silver and gold 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: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 47.46167, -121.03889
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White Cat MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: White Cat
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Washington
County: Kittitas
District: Huckleberry Mountain Area
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: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: VEINS CONTAINING LENSES OF SULFIDE MINERALS
Form: VEINS CONTAINING LENSES OF SULFIDE MINERALS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zones
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CALCITE STRINGERS IN SHEAR ZONES
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS, STOPE
Comment (Reserve-Resource): SUBMARGINAL RESOURCES
Comment (Location): ON WESTERN SLOPE OF HUCKLEBERRY MOUNTAIN. MAY BE SAME AS HUCKLEBERRY
References
Reference (Production): GUALTIERI AND OTHERS, 1975
Reference (Deposit): GUALTIERI, J.L., THURBER, H.K., MILLER, M.S., MCMAHAN, A.B., AND FEDERSPEIL, F.F., 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ADDITIONS TO THE ALPINE LAKES STUDY AREA, CHELAN, KING, AND KITTITAS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-3, P. 113-115
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