Fourth of July Mine

The Fourth of July Mine is a mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 4,488 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: Fourth of July Mine

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation: 4,488 Feet (1,368 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 48.4769, -119.72780

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Fourth of July Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fourth of July Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Conconcully District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Unknown
Type: Unknown
Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Hommel, William
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1889
Discovery Year: 1887
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: Pyrite
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Unknown: Stephanite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrargyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Cerargyrite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): PATTY,E.N,1921,METAL MINES OF WA.WA GEOL SURV.BUL 23

Reference (Deposit): MOEN,W.S,1973.CONCONULLY MINING DIST,OK.CO.WA.WA DIV GEOL I

Reference (Deposit): MENZER,F.J,1964.GEOL XLLINE ROCKSW.OKANOGAN CO.WA UWA PHD TH

Reference (Deposit): JONES,E.L,JR.1916.RECON CONCONULYRUBY MING DIST WA.USGS BUL

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING,M.T,1956,INVNTRY WA MIN DEPS. WA DIV.GEOL BUL 37

Reference (Deposit): WA.DIV.GEOL.EARTH RESOURCES.UNPUBD DATA

Reference (Deposit): BETHUNE.G.A,1891,MINES MINS OF WA2ND AN.REPORT OF STATE GEOL


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