The Chinook is a copper mine located in Yakima county, Washington at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 46.8894, -121.49750
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Chinook MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chinook
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Yakima
District: Summit
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Hidden Treasure Mines, Inc.
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1954
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Middle 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 (Deposit): SEE ALSO HIDDEN TREASURE (0530770084). WIDENING OF THE HIGHWAY HAS DESTROYED PART OF THE WORKINGS. MINOR SPHALERITE, GALENA, AND MOLYBEDNITE IS REPORTED.
References
Reference (Deposit): P. 106.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
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