The 49th Parallel is a copper, gold, and tungsten mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.
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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:
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Tungsten
Lat, Long: 48.99611, -119.48333
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49th Parallel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: 49th Parallel
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
Land Status
Not available
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
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): GOLD-COPPER ORE IN 1914 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 65).
Comment (Deposit): PART OF THE KELSEY PORPHYRY COPPER-MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT (ROPER, 1973).
Comment (Geology): THE 49TH PARALLEL MINE IS IN GREENSTONE TENTATIVELY IDENTIFIED AS THE PERMIAN OR TRIASSIC(?) KOBAU FORMATION AND ALSO IS ADJACENT TO AN ALTERED QUARTZ DIORITE PHASE OF THE JURASSIC - CRETACEOUS(?) SILVER NAIL LAKE PLUTON (ROPER, 1973).
Comment (Location): 1500 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE O.K. COPPER MINE.
References
Reference (Deposit): CULVER, H.E.; BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, 89 P., 23 PL.
Reference (Deposit): HORTON, F.W., 1916, MOLYBDENUM, ITS ORES AND THEIR CONCENTRATION, WITH DISCUSSION OF MARKETS, PRICES, AND USES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 111, 132 P.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.
Reference (Deposit): PATTY, E.N., 1921, THE METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 23, 366 P.
Reference (Deposit): ROPER, M.W., 1973, GEOLOGY OF THE KELSEY COPPER-MOLYBDENUM PROPERTY, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY MASTER OF SCIENCE THESIS, 97 P., 5 PL.
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J.B., 1911, PART I.-- GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MYERS CREEK MINING DISTRICT; PART II. -- GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE OROVILLE-NIGHTHAWK MINING DISTRICT: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 5, 111 P.
Reference (Deposit): WDGER OF 90-18
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