The Copper World Extension is a copper, silver, tungsten, zinc, iron, and gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,940 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: 3,940 Feet (1,201 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc, Iron, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.85694, -119.59306
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Copper World Extension MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper World Extension
Secondary: Iron Mask
Secondary: Iron Master ?
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Iron
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Palmer Mtn
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Marcasite
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): ORE IS EN ECHELON, TABULAR LENSES IN ALTERED ANDESITE OF THE PERMIAN - TRIASSIC PALMER MOUNTAIN GREENSTONE (PATTY, 1921, P. 241; RINEHART AND FOX, 1972, P. 84).
Comment (Deposit): A 300-FT. SHAFT WAS DRIVEN; CROSSCUTS ARE ON THE 100-, 200-, AND 300-FT. LEVELS (RINEHART AND FOX, 1972). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): PRODUCED AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF ORE PRIOR TO 1911. PRODUCED 3486 TONS OF ORE IN 1918-1919, WHICH AVERAGED 3.147% CU, 0.42 OZ/TON AU (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 64).
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): MCINTYRE, A.W., 1907, COPPER DEPOSITS OF WASHINGTON: AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS, 9TH ANNUAL SESSION, REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS, P. 238-250.
Reference (Deposit): PATTY, E.N., 1921, THE METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 23, 366 P.
Reference (Deposit): PATTY, E.N.; GLOVER, S.L., 1921, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON, WITH STATISTICS FOR 1919: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 21, 155 P., 1 PL.
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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