The Carr Claims is a copper and gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 4,820 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
Elevation: 4,820 Feet (1,469 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.89861, -119.53167
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Carr Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carr Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Upper Methow District; Billy Goat Mtn. 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. J. Adams, M. M. Moore, And Frank O'Shea
Years: 1965 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: VEINLETS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitized Granite
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2% CU, 0.21 OZ AU, AND 0.26 OZ AG PER TON.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON SUMMIT AND EAST SLOPE OF MINERAL HILL. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Development): ADITS, CROSSCUTS, SMALL SHAFTS, AND PITS.
Comment (Workings): THE PRINCIPAL UNDERGROUND WORKING IS A TUNNEL DRIVEN 300 FT ON A NORTHWESTERLY COARSE FROM A POINT ABOUT 200 FT BELOW THE SUMMIT. CROSSCUTS THAT AGGREGATE 100 FT OR MORE HAVE BEEN MADE AT SEVERAL POINTS ALONG THE COARSE OF THE TUNNEL. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE SEVERAL SMALL SHAFTS AND PITS NEARBY.
Comment (Geology): THE ORE ZONE IS CUT AND ITS CONTINUITY INTERRUPTED BY SEVERAL LARGE DIKES OF GRANODIORITE PORPHYRY. THE DIKES ARE NOT ALTERED OR MINERALIZED AND EVIDENTLY BEAR NO GENETIC RELATION TO THE ORE.
Comment (Deposit): SCATTERED BUNCHES OF GALENA-RICH ORE IN QUARTZ VEINLETS BANDED WITH PYRITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 303.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 1325, P. 113-114, PLATES 1-2
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