The Okanogan Free Gold Claims is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,201 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: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.95333, -119.47917
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Okanogan Free Gold Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Okanogan Free Gold Claims
Secondary: Owasco
Secondary: Allison
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Roy S. Meader, Oroville, Wa. And H. N. North, Omak, Wa.
Years: 1938 - 1941
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1914
Year Last Production: 1939
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2 ASSAYS-$3.92, $5.37 AU, AG
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 3 MILES NORTH OF OROVILLE BY ROAD.
Comment (Development): UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION IN 1914, 1918, 1936, 1938-1939. 3 ADITS AND A GLORY HOLE.
Comment (Deposit): A QTZ VEIN 0-12 FT WIDE OCCURS IN COUNTRY ROCK OF LIMESTONE, QTZITE, AND SCHIST. ORE MINERALS ARE DISSEMINATED IN THE QUARTZ.
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS AND A GLORY HOLE OF UNKNOWN DIMENSIONS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE MINERALS DISSEMINATED IN QUARTZ
Comment (Deposit): 5 PATENTED CLAIMS.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 145
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