The Minnie Mine is a mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,165 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: 2,165 Feet (660 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.265, -120.05190
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Minnie Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Minnie Mine
Secondary: Minnie
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Cordilleran Dev. Inc.
Info Year: 1984
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
Discovery Year: 1939
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SMALL HEAP LEACH IN 1980-1981. SOURCE OF MATERIAL AND RESULTS NOT REPORTED. PROPOSAL TO MAKE LARGER HEAP LEACH MADE IN 1984?.
References
Reference (Deposit): 50 PP.
Reference (Deposit): OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON. CONSULTING MINER. LAB., 1984,
Reference (Deposit): BRADBURY, J. ENGINEERING REPORT, HEAP LEACH - MINNIE MINE,
Reference (Deposit): SEE WASH.BULL.64,P.80; MAY BE SAMEAS EAGLE CLAIM;
Reference (Deposit): IN GRANITE; CHALCO.,BORNITE,SPHAL.ETC. OCCUR IN LINEAR PATCH
Reference (Deposit): WASH.BULL.37-2,P.63;NEAR S.BASE OFLITTLE CHOPAKA MTN.;6-12 Q
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