The Julia Prospect is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,599 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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.94917, -119.66333
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Julia Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Julia Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Nighthawk District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: John Macdonald And H.F. Smith
Years: 1892 -
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: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mica Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: DUMP SAMPLES-$100-$150/TON
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 2.5 MILES NORTH OF PALMER LAKE; ELEV. APPROX.
Comment (Development): SHAFT AND ADIT.
Comment (Deposit): PART OF SAN FRANCISCO GROUP
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 220
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