The Mineral Creek Copper is a mine located in Kittitas county, Washington at an elevation of 2,815 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 2,815 Feet (858 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.4239, -121.25440
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Mineral Creek Copper MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral Creek Copper
Secondary: Durrwachter
Secondary: Liberty Lode
Secondary: Little Kachess Lake
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Kittitas
District: Snoqualmie
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Burlington Northern Railroad
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Names): NOTE: THE ALTERNATE NAMES LISTED IN WDMG BULL. 37 (DURRWACHTER, LIBERTY LODE) ARE PROBABLY INCORRECT. THESE NAMES APPLY TO A DIFFERENT PROPERTY (0530370046). THIS PROPERTY WAS PATENTED, BUT HAS BEEN ACQUIRED BY THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE. SEE 0530370359.
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1542, 1989, P. 149-155.
Reference (Deposit): P. 60
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
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