Cascade Chief

The Cascade Chief is a gold mine located in Kittitas county, Washington.

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: Cascade Chief

State:  Washington

County:  Kittitas

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 47.2836, -120.64720

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Cascade Chief MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cascade Chief
Secondary: First of August
Secondary: Morrison
Secondary: First of July
Secondary: Fourth of July
Secondary: Uncle Sam
Secondary: Gladstone


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Washington
County: Kittitas
District: Swauk 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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN FIVE LODE CLAIMS AND ONE PLACER CLAIM (COUGAR). THE TOWNSHIP AND RANGE AS REPORTED IN WDMG BULL. 37 IS INCORRECT IF PROPERTY IS IN COUGAR GULCH.


References

Reference (Deposit): P. 131.

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


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