The Red Mountain is a mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,772 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: 2,772 Feet (845 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.0747, -120.84830
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Red Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Mountain
Secondary: Royal Mine
Secondary: Royal
Secondary: St Francis
Secondary: Royal Development
Commodity
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Chiwawa District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Two Rivers, Inc
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Crater Mining Co. Crater Mining Co.
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1967
Owner Name: American Exploration And Mining Co.
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1967
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: 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: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Molybdenite
Unknown: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LOCATION IS SET AT PORTAL OF ST FRANCIS TUNNEL, WHICH OVERLIES ORE BODY. TRINITY TUNNEL ACCESSES ORE BODY FROM 2 MILES AWAY AND IS AT THE SITE OF THE OLD MILL FACILITY (NOW DESTROYED).
References
Reference (Deposit): CRATER MINING CO. REPORT ON PROPERTIES 10/2/69
Reference (Deposit): WASH DIV MINES & GEOL BULL 37, PART II, V. 1, P. 50
Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED GLACIER PEAK FILE REPORT AVAILABLE AT SPOKANE
Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINES OFFICE
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