White Cat

The White Cat is a silver and gold mine located in Kittitas county, Washington at an elevation of 3,799 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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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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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