The Gold Ridge Claims is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.
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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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Gold Ridge Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Ridge Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Slate Creek District; Gold Ridge Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 10.4, 19.2 OZ AG
Analytical Data: 2.2, 18% PB
Analytical Data: .5, .8% CU
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 1325, P. 136-142, PLATES 1, 3.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. GEO. SUR. ANN. RPT. 1901, VOL. 1, P. 84, 86-87
Washington Gold
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