The Windy Basin is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 6,499 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
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.7747, -120.71690
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Windy Basin MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Windy Basin
Secondary: Pasayten Wilderness
Secondary: Windy Basin Property
Secondary: Locality 55
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
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 (Location): Political location is said to be Okanogan county. UTM N5404708 E667739 Z10 and PLSS 037N, 017E, S22, SWSE agree with lat/long NAD27 N-48-46-29, W-120-43-01. Google earth plots it in Okanogan but County100 coverage in ArcGIS plots it in Whatcom county. No other clues in the record. Recalculating current NAD27 DMS as WGS84 moves the location 240m N, solidly in Okanogan county in both GE and ArcGIS. UTM and PLSS were cleared.
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1325, 1971, P. 152-155.
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