California Claim

The California Claim is a copper, lead, and zinc mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,640 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: California Claim  

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation: 1,640 Feet (500 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 48.94917, -119.65667

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California Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: California Claim
Secondary: Eagle


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Nighthawk District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Unknown


Ownership

Not available


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: VUGGY QUARTZ, ORE ROUGHLY BANDED


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): PROBABLY SAME AS EAGLE

Comment (Deposit): ORE MINERALS OCCUR AS PATCHES IN QUARTZ AND EXHIBIT SOME DEGREE OF PARALLELISM.

Comment (Workings): 150 FT ADIT.

Comment (Geology): NEAR CONTACT WITH MALIGNITE


References

Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL 64, P. 80-81, PLATES 1-2

Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 63.


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