The Black Jack is a gold mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,398 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: 2,398 Feet (731 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 47.4236, -120.65720
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Black Jack MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Jack
Secondary: Blewett
Secondary: La Rica
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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 (Production): PRODUCTION OF 3000 TONS ORE ABOUT 1900, $4,000 IN 1940. 1,300 FT ADIT, SHORT ADIT, SEVERAL WINZES AND RAISES. THIS IS ONE CLAIM WHICH IS PART OF CLAIM GROUP IN 0530070376.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH DIV MINES & GEOL BULL 37, PART II, V. 1, P. 110.
Washington Gold
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