The Jackpot Prospect is a gold, copper, and silver 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
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Jackpot Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jackpot Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Myers Creek District; Buckhorn Mtn Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Myers Creek Mining Co.
Years: 1911 - 1918
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Development): DEVELOPMENT UNKNOWN
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 142.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DGER BULL 73, P. 85, PLATE 1
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