Hiawatha Lode

The Hiawatha Lode is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,199 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

Name: Hiawatha Lode  

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 48.89806, -119.53778

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Hiawatha Lode MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hiawatha Lode
Secondary: Josie


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Wannacut Lake District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Dell Hart And Sons
Home Office: Oroville, Wa.
Years: 1938 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1938
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: 4 VEINS, AVE. 3-4' WIDE


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Offsets Vein


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ONE SAMPLE SHOWED 9.5 % PB, 61.7 OZ AG, 0.32 OZ AU.
Analytical Data: AVG OF 22 ASSAYS: $26 AU AND / OZ AG


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE VEIN OUTCROPS FOR A FEW HUNDRED FT SOUTH FROM THE SHAFT, BUT TO THE NORTH IT CAN BE TRACED FOR OVER 2500 FT BY A WELL DEFINED GOSSAN OF WHITE QTZ, WHICH IN PLACES IS HEAVILY FE-STAINED. IT VARIES FROM 1-12 FT IN WIDTH, AVG 3-4 FT. IN PLACES THE LODE BREAKS INTO STRINGERS AND IN OTHERS IS OFFSET BY SMALL FAULTS, BUT AS A WHOLE IS STRONG AND CONTINUOUS. THE ORE IS A FRIABLE WHITE QTZ CARRYING ORE MINERALS THAT ARE DISTRIBUTED IN BUNCHES THROUGHOUT.

Comment (Workings): AN INCLINE 80 FT LONG FOLLOWS DOWN THE DIP OF THE LODE; THIS ADIT IS CONNECTED TO ANOTHER 80 FT ADIT BY A CROSSCUT NEAR THE FACE

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SPARSE MINERALIZATION

Comment (Deposit): 6 CLAIMS, 3 OF WHICH ARE PATENTED.

Comment (Development): ADITS WITH CROSSCUT.

Comment (Commodity): PRODUCTION 1938


References

Reference (Deposit): WASH. GEOL. SUR. BULL 5, P. 99

Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL 64, P. 88-89, PLATES 1-2

Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 141.


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