Blue Bonnet Prospect

The Blue Bonnet Prospect is a copper mine located in Kittitas county, Washington at an elevation of 4,400 feet.

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: Blue Bonnet Prospect  

State:  Washington

County:  Kittitas

Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 47.45056, -121.02278

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Blue Bonnet Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blue Bonnet Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Nickel


Location

State: Washington
County: Kittitas


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 Wenatchee National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Riley Williams And Others
Home Office: Yakima, Wa.
Years: 1952 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Residual
Operation Type: 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

Model Name: Lateritic Ni


Orebody

Form: DISSEMINATED IN TABULAR DEPOSIT


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): INGALLS COMPLEX IS AN ACCRETED OPHIOLITE

Comment (Location): IN CAMP CREEK AREA

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS PRESUMED TO BE SIMILAR TO OTHERS IN AREA


References

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. 59.

Reference (Deposit): FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., ORT, K.M., AND WAITT, R.B., JR., 1984, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SNOQUALMIE PASS 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-693, SCALE 1:100,000.


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