Jones Property

The Jones Property is a copper mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,851 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: Jones Property

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Conconcully District; Winthrop Area

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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 Methow State Wildlife Area

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: State Of Washington Department Of Game
Home Office: Washington

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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

Not available

Orebody

Form: DISSEMINATED

Structure

Type: L
Description: Local Fractures

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Host Rock Is Altered

Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SELECT SPECIMEN ASSAYED 0.2% HG, 0.56% CU, 0.16 OZ/TON AG, TR AU

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN

Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT.

Comment (Deposit): DEEDED LAND. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): STOFFEL, K.L., AND MCGRODER, M.F., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROBINSON MTN. 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-5, SCALE 1:100,000.

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. 66.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 366.

Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES.

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