The Goat Creek is a copper mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,609 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: 3,609 Feet (1,100 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 48.6067, -120.38690
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Goat Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Goat Creek
Secondary: Mazama
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Mazama District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Holdings
Type: Federal Lease
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Bear Creek Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: P. O. Box 9 Dish. Branch; Spokane, Wa
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Molybdenite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): GOOD ACCESS AND FAVORABLE COPPER VALUES SEEM TO BE ATTRIBUTE HIS PROPERTY
References
Reference (Deposit): BEAR CREEK MINING CO. GOAT CREEK EXAMINATION (0501-058) BY
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