Fraction Placer Claim

The Fraction Placer Claim is a gold mine located in Kittitas county, Washington.

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: Fraction Placer Claim  

State:  Washington

County:  Kittitas

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 47.25, -120.66667

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Fraction Placer Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fraction Placer Claim
Secondary: New Discovery


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Washington
County: Kittitas
District: Swauk.


Land Status

Administrative Organization: Wenatchee


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Gold Placers, Inc.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1892
Discovery Year: 1868
Discovery 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

Form: HIGH BARS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pleistocene

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pleistocene

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sand
Ore: Gold
Ore: Gravel
Ore: Magnetite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): First Production Year: MAX. PROD. 1892 - 1895

Comment (Commodity): EXAMINATION OF CLAIM DOES NOT CONFIRM EXISTENCE OF ANY VALUABLE MINERAL DEPOSITS.

Comment (Location): OLD TOWNSITE OF LIBERTY, WA

Comment (Development): WORK PERFORMED AS PART OF MINERAL EXAMINATION FOR VALIDITY DETERMINATION BY U.S. FOREST SERVICE MINERAL EXAMINERS. DID NOT DISCLOSE A DISCOVERY.

Comment (Deposit): SUBJECT LAND IS PRIME RECREATION AREA.


References

Reference (Deposit): LHOLMGREN, L.E., 1959, FOREST SERVICE MINERAL EXAMINATION, OCTOBER 1959.

Reference (Deposit): HOLMGREN, L.E., 1966, FOREST SERVICE MINERAL EXAMINATION, OCTOBER 1966.

Reference (Deposit): SUCHY, M.M., 1963, FOREST SERVICE MINERAL EXAMINATION, OCTOBER 1963.

Reference (Deposit): SUCHY, M.M., 1966, FOREST SERVICE MINERAL EXAMINATION, OCTOBER 1966.

Reference (Deposit): SUCHY, M.M., 1968, FOREST SERVICE MINERAL EXAMINATION, MAY 1968.

Reference (Deposit): SUCHY, M.M., 1971, FOREST SERVICE MINERAL EXAMINATION, AUGUST 1971.

Reference (Deposit): 1959 OTHER FS

Reference (Deposit): 1966 OTHER FS

Reference (Deposit): 1971 OTHER FS EXAM - RECOMMENDED ADVERSE PROCEEDINGS

Reference (Production): J. M. DAVIDSON, MINING ENGINEER


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