The Crown Power is a molybdenum mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 5,240 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: 5,240 Feet (1,597 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 48.1983, -120.89420
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Crown Power MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crown Power
Secondary: Crown Point
Secondary: Aurelia Crown
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Railroad Creek
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant Subtype: Dry
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: Sphalerite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Molybdenite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Covellite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEE SEQUENCE NO. 0530070559 QUARTZ CRYSTALS ALSO MENTIONED HERE.
References
Reference (Deposit): WA DIV MIN & GEOL REPT INV 16,P 18.
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE FIELD OFFICE.
Reference (Deposit): US BUR MINES UNPUBLISHED GLACIER PEAK REPORT ON FILE AT
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DIV MINES AND GEOL BULL 37, PART II, V. 1, P. 268.
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