The Silver Mountain is a silver, lead, zinc, and gold 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, Lead, Zinc, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.74611, -119.55806
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Silver Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Mountain
Secondary: Silver Star
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
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
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1943
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Marine Sediments Of The Anarchist Group Were Deposited Along An Active Continental Margin.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCED IN 1943 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 310).
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZED VEINS ARE IN CLASTIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF THE PERMIAN ANARCHIST GROUP (RINEHART AND FOX, 1976, GEOL. MAP).
Comment (Deposit): A 400-TON/DAY MILL WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN 1952. A SAMPLE FOR A MILL TEST SHOWED 28.79 OZ/TON AG, 0.351 OZ/TON AU, 1.11% PB, AND 0.59% ZN (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 310). ; 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): PURDY, C.P., JR., 1952, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS, 1952: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 20, 75 P.
Reference (Deposit): RINEHART, C.D.; FOX, K.F., JR., 1976, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE CONCONULLY QUADRANGLE, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1402, 58 P., 1 PL.
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