Zerwekh Prospect

The Zerwekh Prospect is a gold and silver mine located in Kittitas county, Washington at an elevation of 3,599 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: Zerwekh Prospect  

State:  Washington

County:  Kittitas

Elevation: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 47.33, -120.61472

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Zerwekh Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Zerwekh Prospect
Secondary: Big Z


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Molybdenum


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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Zerwekh, V. J.
Home Office: Chehalis, Wa.
Years: 1950 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: VEIN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAID TO AVERAGE $8/TON AU+AG


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR HEAD OF SWAUK CREEK

Comment (Commodity): REPORTED OCCURRENCE OF MO, V, AND TI ARE DOUBTFUL

Comment (Workings): ADIT


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. 134


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