The Johnson Creek Prospect is a chromium mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,749 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: 1,749 Feet (533 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 48.47417, -119.58417
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Johnson Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Johnson Creek Prospect
Secondary: Funkhauser
Secondary: Omak
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Conconcully District; Omak Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Chrome Cliff Mines Inc.
Home Office: 711 Hutton Bldg., Spokane, Wa.
Production
Year: 1955
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^42 % Cr2o3
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD 7 1/2' X 3' X 6', 2 X 18 IN STRINGER
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SERPENTINE-11.35% CR2 O3 26.88% CR, 12.03% FE, 42.85% CR2 O3, 10.65% FE IN 1955
Materials
Gangue: Serpentine
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR INTERSECTION OF RIVERSIDE CUT-OFF WITH THE OMAK-CONCONCULLY HIGHWAY.
Comment (Commodity): UNKNOWN AMT OF PRODUCTION IN 1956-57.
Comment (Development): DEVELOPMENT IN 1956-57.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 38.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG IC 25
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG IC 27
Reference (Production): WASH. DMG BULL 37, P. 38
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