The Alder is a silver, gold, copper, and zinc 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: Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc
Lat, Long: 48.32194, -120.15806
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Alder MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alder
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Twisp
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
Ore: Copper
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE DEPOSIT WAS DEVELOPED BY THREE ADITS THAT TOTAL SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET AND A LARGE OPEN-PIT MINE. A 300-TON/DAY FLOTATION MILL WAS BUILT AT THE SITE (HUNTTING, 1956).
Comment (Location): ELEVATION 3600 FEET.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDES 6831 TONS SHIPPED IN 1939 THAT AVERAGED 0.55 OZ/TON AU, ABOUT 0.50 OZ/TON AG, AND 0.16% TO 0.55% CU (HUNTTING, 1956). APPROXIMATELY 9000 TONS OF ORE WERE SHIPPED IN 1940 AND 4000 TONS OF ORE IN 1942; 1899 TONS OF CONCENTRATE WERE SHIPPED IN 1950 (BURNET, 1976). IN 1951, 1546 TONS OF COPPER CONCENTRATE YIELDED 268,202 LB OF COPPER, AND 2072 OZ AU. SHIPMENTS WERE ALSO MADE IN 1952-1953 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 135).
Comment (Geology): DACITE BRECCIAS OF THE JURASSIC - CRETACEOUS NEWBY GROUP ARE HOST TO VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULFIDE MINERALIZATION AT THE ALDER MINE. THE NEWBY GROUP WAS INTRUDED BY THE ALDER CREEK STOCK, WHICH HAS BEEN DATED AT 137 +/- 3.4 M.Y. (BURNET, 1976, BUNNING, 1990).
References
Reference (Deposit): BURNET, F.W., 1976, FELSIC VOLCANIC ROCKS AND MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THE BUCK MOUNTAIN FORMATION ANDESITES, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MASTER OF SCIENCE THESIS, 26 P., 1 PL.
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): MCFARLAND, C.R., MCLUCAS, G.B., RIGBY, J.G., STOFFEL, K.L., 1979, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS, 1979: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 69, 100 P.
Reference (Deposit): PURDY, C.P., JR., 1952, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS, 1952: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 20, 75 P.
Reference (Deposit): BARKSDALE, J.D., 1948, STRATIGRAPHY IN THE METHOW QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: NORTHWEST SCIENCE, V. 22, NO. 4, P. 164-176
Reference (Deposit): BUNNING, B.B., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAST HALF OF THE TWISP 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-9, 51 P., 1 PL.
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