The General Miles Group is a silver and lead mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.
About the MRDS Data:
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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General Miles Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: General Miles Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Park City District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON OLD GLORY MTN.
Comment (Development): DEVELOPMENT UNKNOWN, PROBABLY ADITS.
Comment (Geology): (RECORD NO. M056701). ; GEOL.DESC: VEIN RELATIONSHIPS SIMILAR TO MOUNTAIN BOY GROUP
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 219.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 677, P. 96, PLATE 1
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