49th Parallel

The 49th Parallel is a copper and gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,201 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

Name: 49th Parallel  

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 48.98333, -119.48333

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49th Parallel MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: 49th Parallel


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Oroville District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Kent Hagelberge
Home Office: Oroville, Wa.
Years: 1943 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: WITH A CU TO AU RATIO OF ABOUT 6 TO 1 WITH CU AT 13 CENTS/TON.
Analytical Data: ORE SAID TO CARRY $14-58 AU/TON


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite


Comments

Comment (Development): INCLINE, ADITS, AND SHAFTS.

Comment (Deposit): THE FRACTURE ZONE INCLUDES NUMEROUS VEINLETS AND LENSES OF QUARTZ UP TO ONE INCH THICK. THE GREENSTONE WALLS SHOW SULFIDE IMPREGNATIONS.

Comment (Workings): AN INCLINE, TRENDING SSW, FOLLOWS A FRACTURE ZONE DOWN DIP. ALSO, THERE IS A 145 FT ADIT, A 100 FT ADIT, AND TWO 20 FT ADITS. 4 OTHER SHAFTS OF UNDETERMINED EXTENT HAVE ALSO BEEN SUNK, BUT WERE FLOODED IN 1943.

Comment (Deposit): 5 CLAIMS.

Comment (Location): NEAR U.S.-CANADA BORDER.

Comment (Commodity): UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF AU-CU ORE PRODUCTION IN 1914.

Comment (Production): NO RECORDED TUNGSTEN PRODUCTION BUT SOME COPPER ORE WAS SHIPPED FROM THE FORTY-NINTH PARALLEL AND FROM THE GOLDEN CHARIOT.


References

Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL 37, P. 65

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 5, P. 89

Reference (Deposit): WASH. DIV. GEOL. BULL 34, P. 33, PLATE 8


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