The Pole Pick is a gold mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,199 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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 47.4261, -120.67330
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Pole Pick MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pole Pick
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Blewett
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Calton Mining Co.
Years: 1949 - 1952
Owner Name: Gold Bond Mining Co..
Years: 1943 -
Owner Name: Ellinor Mining Co.
Info Year: 1911
Years: 1911 -
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: Talc
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): ON WEST SIDE OF CULVER GULCH ABOUT 0.5 MILES WEST OF BLEWETT THIS IS ONE OF A GROUP OF CLAIMS INCLUDED WITH GOLD BOND (0530070359).
References
Reference (Deposit): WA DIV MINES & GEOL BULL 37, PART II, V. 1, P. 116.
Washington Gold
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