The American Rand is a molybdenum, gold, silver, 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: Molybdenum, Gold, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 48.89444, -119.53722
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American Rand MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Rand
Secondary: Spokane
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCED IN 1916-1918 AND 1935-1938 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 149).
Comment (Geology): THE VEIN IS IN METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF THE SPECTACLE FORMATION APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET ABOVE THE CONTACT WITH THE WHISKEY MOUNTAIN PLUTON (UMPLEBY, 1911, P. 98; RINEHART AND FOX, 1972, GEOL. MAP).
References
Reference (Deposit): RINEHART, C.D.; FOX, K.F., JR., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE LOOMIS QUADRANGLE, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 64, 124 P., 3 PL.
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J.B., 1911, PART I. GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MYERS CREEK MINING DISTRICT; PART II. GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE OROVILLE-NIGHTHAWK MINING DISTRICT: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 5, 111 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.
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