The Bellevue Claims is a gold, silver, copper, arsenic, tellurium, and antimony mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 4,239 feet.
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
Elevation: 4,239 Feet (1,292 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper, Arsenic, Tellurium, Antimony
Lat, Long: 48.90639, -119.56556
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Bellevue Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bellevue Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Arsenic
Primary: Tellurium
Primary: Antimony
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Wannacut Lake District; Bullfrog Mtn Area
Land Status
Land ownership: State Forest
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Vuggy Qtz Vein N45w, 50sw & Pyritic Felsite Sill N-S, 50 Deg W
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $75 AU, AG
Analytical Data: GREATER THAN 50% AU IN 1/2 TON SHIPMENT
Materials
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Stephanite
Comments
Comment (Development): SMALL SHAFT AND SEVERAL OPEN CUTS.
Comment (Deposit): QTZ VEIN ENCLOSED IN SLATE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 10 INCH TO 3 FT VEIN, AVERAGE 15 IN. WIDTH
Comment (Commodity): SEVERAL TONS PRODUCED, 5 CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 136.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DGER BULL 73, P. 78-79, PLATES 1-2
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