The Black and White is a gold mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,034 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: 2,034 Feet (620 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 47.4233, -120.65940
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Black and White MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black and White
Secondary: Diamond Dick
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Blewett
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: Johnson, William
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1953
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: 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: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): A 40 TON MILL, SHAFT, 3 ADITS, AT LEAST 850 FT WORKINGS. MILL IN GOOD SHAPE IN 1942, BUT NOT SEEN IN 1993.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH DIV MINES & GEOL BULL 37, PART II, V. 1, P. 110
Washington Gold
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