The Hercules Claim is a lead and silver 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: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 48.36194, -118.87639
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Hercules Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hercules Claim
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEINLETS
Form: VEINLETS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): NO LARGE SHIPMENTS REPORTED
Comment (Development): ADIT WITH A DRIFT WITH CROSSCUT.
Comment (Deposit): DISSEMINATED ORE MINERALS IN VEINLETS ALONG SHEAR ZONE BETWEEN GRANITE-METAMORPHIC ROCK CONTACT; AND VEIN IN GRANITE (N65W, 65SW).
Comment (Workings): AN ADIT HAS BEEN DRIVEN DUE EAST FOR 430 FT, MOSTLY THROUGH GRANITE. AT 120 FT FROM THE ADIT PORTAL THE METAMORPHIC-GRANITE CONTACT IS ENCOUNTERED. AT THIS POINT A DRIFT HAS BEEN RUN NE FOR 180 FT, ALONG THE CONTACT. NEAR THE END OF THE DRIFT IS A 100 FT CROSSCUT THAT HAS BEEN RUN N65W ALONG A SMALL VEIN IN GRANITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 219-220.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 677, P. 98-99, PLATES 1, 8
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