The Peacock is a antimony, gold, silver, lead, zinc, 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Antimony, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 48.50722, -119.74111
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Peacock MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Peacock
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
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: 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: The Conconullu Pluton Is A Directionless, Post-Tectonic Plutonic Body That Was Intruded Into A Major Structural Zone (Stoffel, K.L., Dger, Oral Commun., 1990).
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Production): EXTENSIVE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT WAS DONE; HOWEVER ONLY SEVERAL SMALL SHIPMENTS MADE (MOEN, 1973, P. 20).
Comment (Geology): THE VEIN IS NEAR THE CONTACT OF THE CONCONULLY PLUTON AND THE METAMORPHIC COMPLEX OF CONCONULLY (STOFFEL, 1990, GEOL. MAP).
Comment (Deposit): THE PEACOCK MINE IS ALSO CONSIDERED PART OF THE NEVADA MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
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): MOEN, W.S., 1973, CONCONULLY MINING DISTRICT OF OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 49, 42 P.
Reference (Deposit): PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, 186 P.
Reference (Deposit): STOFFEL, K.L., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OROVILLE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 90-11, 58 P., 1 PL.
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