Minnie Property

The Minnie Property is a gold, silver, and tungsten mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,251 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

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Site Name

Primary: Minnie Property

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Sulfur

Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Squaw Creek District; Leecher Creek Area

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.
Administrative Organization: In Okanogan National Forest, At Boundary

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Unknown

Ownership

Owner Name: Frank C. Blocksom )
Home Office: Twisp, Wa.
Years: 1949 -

Owner Name: Frank C. Blocksom
Home Office: Twisp, Wa.
Years: 1970 -

Production

Year: 1945

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
Year Last Production: 1945
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Form: VEIN

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sulfur
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Gypsum

Comments

Comment (Location): ON A FORK OF LEECHER CREEK

Comment (Commodity): UNKNOWN TUNGSTON VALUES IN 1941 AND 1945 PRODUCTION.

Comment (Production): CORDILLERAN EXPLORATION, INC. WORKED A HEAP LEACH OPERATION IN 1984-1985

Comment (Deposit): LEACHED AND HONEYCOMBED QUARTZ VEIN PARALLEL TO METAMORPHIC FABRIC

Comment (Workings): 1945: 60 FT ADIT AND OPEN CUTS. 1956: 165 FT ADIT ON WHICH WAS 55 FT WINZE, 25 FT DRIFT, AND 30 FT STOPE; ALSO SEVERAL OPEN CUTS.

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT LIES WITHING 1000 FT OF THE CRETACEOUS SUMMIT-FRAZER GNEISS

Comment (Development): HOUSE BUILT IN 1951. DEVELOPMENT IN 1967, 1968, 1969-1970.

References

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB. DATA.

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP, MR-25, SCALE 1:1,168,000.

Reference (Deposit): BARKSDALE, J.D., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE METHOW VALLEY, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 68, PL. 1.

Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 235.

Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1971, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MININS OPERATIONS 1969-1970: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 46, P. 14.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 144.

Reference (Deposit): CULVER, H.E., AND BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, P. 52-53.

Reference (Production): WASH. DMG BULL 37, P. 144

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