Little Chopaka Claims

The Little Chopaka Claims is a chromium mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,609 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

Name: Little Chopaka Claims  

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation: 3,609 Feet (1,100 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 48.96083, -119.69667

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Little Chopaka Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Chopaka Claims
Secondary: Defense
Secondary: Peerless


Commodity

Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Platinum


Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Nighthawk District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Owner Name: Bridey, William And Everett, L. H.
Years: 1941 -


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

Model Name: Podiform chromite (minor)


Orebody

Form: DISSEMINATED, PODS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAY: 27.06% CR2O3


Materials

Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Olivine


Comments

Comment (Development): 4 CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): PERIDOTITE THAT CONTAINS THE CHROMITE IS 0.125-0.25 MI WIDE AND 0.5 MI LONG

Comment (Location): ON LITTLE CHOPAKA MOUNTAIN. PROBABLY PART OF PEERLESS COPPER PROPERTY

Comment (Commodity): PLATINUM HAS BEEN REPORTED ON LITTLE CHOPAKA MOUNTAIN, MOST LIKELY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE CHROMITE DEPOSIT, BUT ITS OCCURRENCE HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED


References

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. 38, 69, 281


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