The Alder Mine is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,520 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: 3,520 Feet (1,073 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.3219, -120.15780
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Alder Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alder Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Methow Valley Mining 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
Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Continental Mining And Excavation 3101 Oaks Ave. Everett
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1939
Discovery Year: 1896
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
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: Quartz
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Azurite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): RECORD 40,9.6 KM MINE ROAD, WATER& ELEC. SOURCES 9 KM REC. 80 COLS. 35-52 EXPOSED EST. LEAD-TIME 3-6 MOS. TO PROD. 08 ORE.
References
Reference (Deposit): V. 19, NO. 1, P. 8, 19.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. GEOL. AND EARTH RESOURCES, 1991, WA. GEOLOGY,
Reference (Deposit): GRANT A.R.JAN.,1975, ALDER MINE PROJ., 16 PAGES TOTAL
Reference (Deposit): AND GEOLOGY ,REPRINT # 9
Reference (Deposit): WEISENBORN,A.E,1966,MIN&WATER RES. OF WASH. WASH. DIVISION O
Reference (Deposit): BY ALAN ROBERT GRANT,LANGLEY,WASH. 17 TOTAL PAGES
Reference (Deposit): EARTH RESOURCES: BUL. # 68
Reference (Deposit): GRANT,A.R.1973,REPT.INVEST ALDER MINE AREA,OKAN. CO.,WA. (PR
Reference (Deposit): BARKSDALE,J.D.1975 GEOL METHOW VALLEY,OK CO,WA.WA.DIV. OF GE
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. GEOL & EARTH RESOURCES, UNPUBLISHED DATA
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING,M.T.1956,INVENTORY WA. MIN.WA DIV. MINES,BUL. #37
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