The Chelan is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.105, -120.10278
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Chelan MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chelan
Secondary: Pennington
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Squaw Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: In Okanogan National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Roy Pennington
Years: 1943 -
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
Form: VEINS IN SHEAR ZONE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SCHEELITE CONTENT LESS THAN 0.25 %.
Analytical Data: AU VALES OF $21-161/TON ARE REPORTED
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR HEAD OF SQUAW CREEK
Comment (Deposit): NARROW QUARTZ VEINS CONTAINING MINOR GOLD AND SPECKS OF SCHEELITE (TO 0.25 IN. ACROSS). ONLY 2 OF THE SEVERAL VEINS ARE KNOWN TO CONTAIN W. THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS, CAVED ADIT, 40 FT ADIT.
Comment (Geology): QUARTZ HAS ABUNDANT IRON STAINING
Comment (Deposit): AT LEAST 7 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): BUNNING, B.B., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAST HALF OF THE TWISP 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-9, SCALE 1:100,000.
Reference (Deposit): BARKSDALE, J.D., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE METHOW VALLEY, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 68, PL. 1.
Reference (Deposit): CULVER, H.E., AND BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, P. 44-45, 49.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 137.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR-25, SCALE 1:1,168,000.
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