The Arlington is a zinc, silver, copper, gold, and lead mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.
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Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 48.47222, -119.73528
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Arlington MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arlington
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Conconully, Ruby Hill Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): THE ARLINGTON VEIN WAS ONE OF THE FIRST DEPOSITS TO BE DISCOVERED ON RUBY HILL. ONE THOUSAND TONS OF SILVER ORE, WHICH HAD A NET VALUE OF $25,000, WERE MINED BY THE SUMMER OF 1893 AND CONCENTRATED AT A MILL IN RUBY CITY. BETWEEN 1914 AND 1921, SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF ORE WHICH CONTAINED 66.6 OZ/TON AG WERE MINED AT A NET PROFIT OF $31,000. A 50-TON/DAY FLOTATION MILL WAS ERECTED IN 1937. BETWEEN 1938 AND 1939, 5700 TONS OF ORE THAT HAD A NET VALUE OF $71,683 WERE CONCENTRATED IN THE MILL. MINING AND MILLING OPERATIONS CEASED EARLY IN 1940 (MOEN, 1973, P. 12).
Comment (Location): ELEVATION 4080 FEET.
Comment (Deposit): UNDERGROUND WORKINGS CONSIST OF SHAFTS, DRIFTS, AND CROSSCUTS THAT HAVE A TOTAL LENGTH OF 4500 FEET. THE WORKINGS EXPOSED THE VEIN ON FOUR LEVELS FOR A TOTAL VERTICAL DISTANCE OF 540 FEET (MOEN, 1973, P. 12). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Geology): THE ARLINGTON VEIN OCCURS IN THE CONCONULLY PLUTON OF CRETACEOUS AGE NEAR THE CONTACT WITH GNEISS OF THE METAMORPHIC COMPLEX OF CONCONULLY (MOEN, 1973; RINEHART, 1981; STOFFEL, 1990).
References
Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, 188 P.
Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1973, CONCONULLY MINING DISTRICT OF OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 49, 42 P.
Reference (Deposit): PATTY, E.N., 1921, THE METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 23, 366 P.
Reference (Deposit): RINEHART, C.D., 1981, RECONNAISSANCE GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY OF GULLY AND STREAM SEDIMENTS, AND GEOLOGIC SUMMARY, IN PART OF THE OKANOGAN RANGE, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 74, 24 P., 3 PL.
Reference (Deposit): STOFFEL, K.L., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OROVILLE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 90-11, 58 P., 1 PL.
Reference (Deposit): WDGER OF 90-18
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.
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