Apex Mine

The Apex Mine is a mine located in King county, Washington at an elevation of 3,599 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

Name: Apex Mine

State:  Washington

County:  King

Elevation: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 47.695, -121.51220

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Apex Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Apex Mine
Secondary: Damon Pythias Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: Washington
County: King
District: Money 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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: National Gold Corp.
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1956
Years: 1928 - 1928

Owner Name: Bondholders Syndicate Mining Co.
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1956
Years: 1923 - 1926

Owner Name: Apex Gold Mines, Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1956
Years: 1905 - 1922


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1889
Discovery Year: 1892
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: Galena
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Tourmaline
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Sericite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Molybdenite
Unknown: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): REC 120 COLS 18-22 NO DATA REC 140 PLANT PROPOSED AT MILLER APPX 1 KM NW TOWN OF SUYKOM REC 151 PLANT TO SERVE 2 PLUS MINES ESTIMATED LEAD-TIME 1 TO 2 YR TO PROD 50 TPD ORE


References

Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,

Reference (Deposit): P. 126.

Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 63, 1971, P. 145-147.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1542-E, 1989, P. 143-144.


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