The M.D.O.I.# 1 Mine and Mill is a gold mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 47.4261, -120.67920
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M.D.O.I.# 1 Mine and Mill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: M.D.O.I.# 1 Mine and Mill
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Blewett
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: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Montana De Oro. Inc. P. O. Box 146, Peshastin, Wa. 98847
Company ID: 4502867
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1981
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: 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: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Talc
Comments
Comment (Location): MSHA LOCATION; JUNCTION HWY #2 AND 97; TRAVEL SO. ON HWY #97 11.2 MI; TURN RIGHT AT HISTORICAL SIGN; 1.5 MI. TO MINE. LOCKED GATE, NEED FOREST SERVICE KEY. CLAIMS COVER SECS. 1,2,3 NE1/4 11,NW 1/4 12. 14 ADITS AND 7 PROSPECT PITS SHOWN ON TOPO MAP IN UPPER CULVER GULCH.
References
Reference (Deposit): MSHA RPT. DATED OCT. 1981
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