The Empire Claims is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.
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Mine Info
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Empire Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Empire Claims
Secondary: Lakeview
Secondary: Palmer Lake
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Palmer Mtn District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Messrs. Hall And George Pascall
Years: 1892 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: 1-3 1/2' THICK
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $18 AU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SW SLOPE BULLFROG MTN; 1.75 MILES EAST OF BM 1170, WHICH IS BY LOOMIS RD AT NORTH END OF PALMER LAKE.
Comment (Development): SHAFTS.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN 2-3.5 FT THICK, AT N60W, 35NE; 3 FT THICK AT PORTAL; WIDENS LOCALLY TO 7 FT; THINS ON STRIKE TO 1 FT, 30 FT TO EAST IN MASSIVE SILTSTONE.
Comment (Workings): 10 FT SHAFT; 30 FT SHAFT.
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL CLAIMS.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 69, 138
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