The Bellevue is a gold, silver, and copper 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
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Bellevue MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bellevue
Secondary: Bellview
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Wannacut Lake
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Stephanite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): A TEST SHIPMENT OF 1000 POUNDS GAVE RETURNS OF $75 IN AU AND AG; GOLD REPRESENTED A LITTLE OVER HALF THE TOTAL RETURN (UMPLEBY, 1911).
Comment (Geology): THE VEIN IS IN THE SLATE, ARGILLITE, AND LIMESTONE OF THE SPECTICLE FORMATION OF THE ANARCHIST GROUP OF PERMIAN AGE. THE SPECTICLE FORMATIONM IS INTRUDED BY GABBRO AND/OR DIORITE OF PERMIAN-TRIASSIC AGE.
Comment (Deposit): A SMALL SHAFT WAS DUG AND 250 FEET OF DEVELOPMENT WORK WAS DONE ON THE PROPERTY (RINEHART AND FOX, 1972). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
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): HODGES, L.K., 1897, MINING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER, 116 P.[FASCIMILE REPRINTED IN 1967 IN TWO VOLUMES, MINING IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON, AND, MINING IN WESTERN WASHINGTON: SHOREY BOOK STORE, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON].
Reference (Deposit): RINEHART, C.D.; FOX, K.F., JR., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE LOOMIS QUADRANGLE, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 64, 124 P., 3 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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