The Notorious Bismark is a gold mine located in Kittitas county, Washington at an elevation of 3,150 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: 3,150 Feet (960 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 47.4639, -121.04750
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Notorious Bismark MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Notorious Bismark
Secondary: London Bells Claim
Secondary: Faulkner & Booze
Secondary: Ark Claim Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Kittitas
District: Cle Elum 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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Simon R. Justham, Sr.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1977
Years: 1899 - 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1899
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Calcite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. FOREST SERVICE
Reference (Deposit): DANIEL Y. MESCHTER, 1977, REPORT OF MINERAL EXAMINATION:
Washington Gold
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