Golden Chariot Mine

The Golden Chariot Mine is a copper and gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,499 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Golden Chariot Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Oroville District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Stock Co. (Under Management Of W.H. Thomas)
Home Office: Oroville, Wa.
Years: 1943 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENSES

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AS MUCH AS 0.08 % SCHEELITE.
Analytical Data: $2-9 AG/TON
Analytical Data: 3 CARLOADS AVG $26 (AU, CU, AND AG)/TON

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Production): 9 CARLOADS HANDSORTED ORE PRODUCED AFTER 1911.

Comment (Geology): ORE VEIN OCCURS ALONG PLANE OF A THRUST FAULT, WITH A SMALL THROW.

Comment (Commodity): PRODUCTION $4000 BEFORE 1911, 9 CARS ORE LATER

Comment (Development): OPEN CUTS, SHAFT, DRIFTS, AND STOPES.

Comment (Deposit): SERIES OF OVERLAPPING S-SHAPED LENSES OF MINERALIZED QUARTZ FILLING FRACTURE CLEAVAGES. THE NARROW ARGILLITE BANDS BETWEEN QTZ LENSES ARE SLIGHTLY IMPREGNATED WITH SULFIDES.

Comment (Workings): AN INCLINE SHAFT DOWN THE DIP OF THE ORE ZONE FOR 350 FT; THERE IS CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING AND STOPING AT THE 150, 200, AND 300 FT LEVELS; AND OPEN CUTS.

Comment (Deposit): 4 PATENTED CLAIMS: WAVERLY, GOLDEN CHARIOT, GOLD BOY, AND NEW YEAR.

References

Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 65.

Reference (Deposit): WASH. GEOL. SUR. BULL 5, P. 87-88

Reference (Deposit): WASH. DIV. GEOL. BULL 34, P. 33

Reference (Deposit): WASH. GEOL. SUR. BULL 23, P. 246

Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956

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