Golden Fleece Mine

The Golden Fleece Mine is a gold mine located in Kittitas county, Washington at an elevation of 3,399 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: Golden Fleece Mine
Secondary: Mercer
Secondary: T-Bone

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Washington
County: Kittitas
District: Swauk District

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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: O. F. Fry
Years: 1941 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Epithermal vein, Sado

Orebody

Form: VEINS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Analytical Data: TR-0.34 OZ/TON AU

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE ABOUT 4 IN. WIDE CUTS BEDS OF CARBONACEOUS SHALE

Comment (Workings): ADIT, OPEN CUTS

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. 132

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. 133.

Reference (Production): DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990

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