Hawkeye

The Hawkeye is a gold mine located in Ferry county, Washington at an elevation of 3,576 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: Hawkeye

State:  Washington

County:  Ferry

Elevation: 3,576 Feet (1,090 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 48.7375, -118.55420

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Hawkeye MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hawkeye


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Washington
County: Ferry


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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky 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

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): BULL. 550, P. 168, FIG. 17.

Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT, H., 1914, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NE WASHINGTON: USGS

Reference (Deposit): WASH DIV MINES & GEOL BULL 37, PART II, V. 1, P. 120.


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