The Howe Sound Tailings is a copper, silver, gold, and zinc mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,228 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: 3,228 Feet (984 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc
Lat, Long: 48.1972, -120.76810
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Howe Sound Tailings MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Howe Sound Tailings
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Railroad Creek
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
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: Red Butte Resources Ltd.
Info Year: 1989
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant Subtype: Flotation
Operation Type: Surface
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
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS IS THE TAILING FROM THE HOLDEN MILL AT THE HOLDEN MINE (0530070001). THE AREA IS BEING REHABILITATED. A LAYER OF SAND AND GRAVEL HAS BEEN PLACED OVER THE TAILINGS AND VEGETATION PLANTED TO STABILIZE THE TAILINGS (WIND BORN PARTICULATES WERE A PROBLEM. THE BUREAU (SPOKANE RESEARCH) DRILLED HOLES IN THE TAILINGS TO PUT IN MONITOR WELLS IN 1994.
References
Reference (Deposit): V. 18, NO. 1, MAR 1990, P. 6, 15, 16.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. GEOL. & EARTH RESOURCES WA. GEOL. NEWSLETTER,
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