The Apex Mine is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.
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Mine Info
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Apex Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Apex Mine
Secondary: Ben Harrison
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Oroville-Nighthawk District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Apex Gold Mining Co.
Years: 1911 - 1926
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HAND SORTED ORE 2 OZ. AU
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): SHAFT, SMALL SURFACE OPENINGS, SHORT DRIFTS, AND A CROSSCUT.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN ENCLOSED IN SCHIST AND QUARTZITE. THE O RE OCCURS IN JOINTS AND CREVICES IN THE QTZ.
Comment (Workings): 286 FT INCLINED SHAFT, SEVERAL SMALL SURFACE OPENIN GS; SHORT DRIFTS AND A CROSSCUT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 62
Washington Gold
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