The Cabin Shaft is a silver mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.
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Mine Info
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Cabin Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cabin Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Nespelem District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Great Metals Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1915 - 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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEINLETS 1-4" WIDE IN FRACTURE ZONES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Kaolin And Sericite Are Developed In The Granite Wal L Rocks, And The Sulfide Replacement In Some Cases Extends Ou T Into The Walls.
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GRANITE SPARSELY MINERALIZED
Comment (Location): ON SOUTHEAST SPUR OF MINERAL HILL.
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED QTZ AND CALCITE VEINLETS IN FRACTURE ZON E IN GRANITE.
Comment (Workings): 200 FT SHAFT, TWO DRIFTS; 85 FT BELOW THE SHAFT COLL AR A DRIFT IS DRIVEN NW FOR 30 FT. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT IS 15 FT CROSSCUT TO THE ORE & THEN A SHORT EXPLORATORY DRIF T ALONG THE ORE ZONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 217.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. GEOL. SUR. BULL 23, P. 211-212
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