The Gold Crown Claims is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,641 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: 2,641 Feet (805 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.83333, -119.61639
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Gold Crown Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Crown Claims
Secondary: Gold Coin Misprint ?
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Palmer Mtn District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Alva R. Sharp And Jim Lewis
Home Office: Mazama, Wa.
Years: 1946 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $105 AU IN DUMP SAMPLE
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): POSSIBLE PRODUCTION (UNKNOWN QUANITY AND TIME).
Comment (Development): ADIT AND OPEN CUT.
Comment (Workings): 110 FT ADIT AND AN OPEN CUT.
Comment (Deposit): 6 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 139.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL 64, P. 86-87, PLATES 1-2
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