The Eureka Silver Prospect is a silver mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.
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Mine Info
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Eureka Silver Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eureka Silver Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Conconcully District; Galena Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
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: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POCKETS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Metamorphic Rocks Have Nw Structural Trend
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 370 OZ AG/TON AND 80 OZ AG/TON, 13 % PB, 0.1 OZ AU/TON, AND 3.9 % CU
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON WEST SLOPE OF MINERAL HILL.
Comment (Development): SHAFT
Comment (Workings): 65 FT SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 218, 302.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG IC 49, P. 34
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