Tom Burke

The Tom Burke is a mercury mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,799 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: Tom Burke  

State:  Washington

County:  Chelan

Elevation: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 47.43, -120.70528

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Tom Burke MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tom Burke


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Blewett District


Land Status

Administrative Organization: In Wenatchee National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


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: Silica-carbonate Hg


Orebody

Form: UNKNOWN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Location): ALL COORDINATES GIVEN ARE BASED ON ESTIMATED LOCATION

Comment (Geology): NO GEOLOGIC INFORMATION IN LITERATURE. ESTIMATED LOCATION FALLS WITHIN INGALLS COMPLEX, WHICH MAY BE REASONABLE IN LIGHT OF VELMA PROSPECT ALSO BEING IN THE COMPLEX


References

Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., WAITT, R.B., JR., FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., SWANSON, D.A., BYERLY, G.R., AND BENTLEY, R.D., 1982, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WENATCHEE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, CENTRAL WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1311, SCALE 1:100,000.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFROMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 367.

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. 263.


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