The Minnie is a zinc, sulfur, gold, silver, copper, and tungsten mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,402 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Sulfur, Gold, Silver, Copper, Tungsten
Lat, Long: 48.26417, -120.05472
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Minnie MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Minnie
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Sulfur
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Squaw Creek, Leecher Creek Area
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
Type: R
Description: Much Of The Rock Of The Leecher Metamorphics Has Been Recrystallized After Mylonitization, Probably Due To The Intrusion Of The Okanogan Complex (Bunning, 1990, P. 40).
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Marcasite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE VEIN IS PARALLEL TO THE FABRIC IN THE BIOTITE SCHIST AND MARBLE OF THE LEECHER METAMORPHICS. THE DEPOSIT IS REPORTED TO BE WITHIN 1000 FEET OF THE SUMMIT-FRAZER GNEISS OF CRETACEOUS AGE (CULVER AND BROUGHTON, 1945, P. 52-53; BUNNING, 1990).
Comment (Deposit): THE PROPERTY WAS MINED IN 1984 AND 1985 BY CORDILLERAN EXPLORATION, INC. A SMALL HEAP-LEACH SYSTEM WAS OPERATED BY THE COMPANY; DORE WAS POURED ON SITE (JOSEPH, 1986). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): SHIPPED ONE CARLOAD OF ORE IN 1941. A CARLOAD OF ORE SHIPPED IN NOVEMBER OF 1945 NETTED $667.56 AND GAVE ASSAYS OF 0.46 OZ/TON AU AND 7.75 OZ/TON AG. A MINING AND GOLD HEAP-LEACH OPERATION WAS WORKED BY CORDILLERAN EXPLORATION, INC., IN 1984-85 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 144; JOSEPH, 1986).
References
Reference (Deposit): BARKSDALE, J.D., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE METHOW VALLEY, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOUCES BULLETIN 68, 72 P., 1 PL.
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.
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): DERKEY, R.E.; JOSEPH, N.L.; LASMANIS, R., 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON-PRELIMINARY REPORT: STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, 577 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): JOSEPH, N.L., 1986, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1985: WASHINGTON GEOLOGIC NEWSLETTER, V. 14, NO. 1-2, P. 1-17.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M.; TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR-25, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:3,168,000, WITH 25 P. TEXT.
Reference (Deposit): WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 1971, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS, 1969-70: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 46, 88 P.
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