The Silver Tip is a mercury mine located in Kittitas county, Washington at an elevation of 3,510 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: 3,510 Feet (1,070 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 47.1031, -120.96470
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Silver Tip MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Tip
Secondary: Gold Crown Claims
Secondary: H-O-M-E
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Washington
County: Kittitas
District: Swauk Creek District
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: Private Lease
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: H-O-M-E
Info Year: 1943
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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 (Location): INCLUDES 14 LODE CLAIMS IN SECS. 27, 28, 33, AND 34. SOME LAND IS OWNED BY THE NATIONAL FOREST WITH MINERAL RIGHTS HELD BY NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY. THERE IS UNCONFIRMED REPORTS OF MINOR MERCURY PRODUCTION FROM THIS MINE.
References
Reference (Deposit): P. 264.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
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