The Sec. 36 Lease is a silver and gold mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,401 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: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 47.35528, -120.26972
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Sec. 36 Lease MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sec. 36 Lease
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Wenatchee District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Hallauer, Wilbur
Years: 1992 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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, Comstock
Orebody
Form: VEINS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Chiwakum Graben Bounded By Entiat And Leavenworth Faults. District Is Dominated By Post Mineral Fold And Thrust Belt
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Probably Silicic
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Electrum
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO MRDS RECORDS W700462, M060135
Comment (Development): GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION IN 1992
Comment (Deposit): GEOLOGY IS PRESUMED SIMILAR TO THAT AT NEARBY LOVITT MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., GULICK, C.W., AND LINGLEY, W.S., JR., 1993, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1992: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 21, NO. 1, P. 3-25
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