The Ptomigan Claims is a zinc and copper mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 5,899 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: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 48.77611, -120.70833
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Ptomigan Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ptomigan Claims
Secondary: Quartz No. 1 Lode
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Slate Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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 Pasayten Wilderness In Okanogan National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1948
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
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Arkose
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Arkose
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.39% CU, 2.2% ZN, 0.033% PB, 0.26 OZ/TON AG, TR AU
Analytical Data: TWO SAMPLES: 0.082% CU AND SMALL AMOUNTS OF ZN, AU, AG
Materials
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED
Comment (Workings): PIT
References
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H., WEIS, P.L., TABOR, R.W., ROBERTSON, J.F., VAN NOY, R.M., PATTEE, E.C., AND HOLT, D.C., 1971, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PASAYTEN WILDERNESS AREA, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1325, P. 155.
Reference (Deposit): STOFFEL, K.L., AND MCGRODER, M.F., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROBINSON MTN. 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-5, SCALE 1:100,000.
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