Washington Mine

The Washington Mine is a tungsten, copper, and gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,499 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

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Site Name

Primary: Washington Mine
Secondary: Washington Homestake Mining Co.
Secondary: Washington, Oregon, Idaho Claims

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Squaw Creek District

Land Status

Not available

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
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Form: VEIN

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.25% SCHEELITE

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ON EAST SIDE OF METHOW RIVER

Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE POCKETY. VEIN IS 1-3 FT WIDE, AVE. 1.5-2 FT WIDE

Comment (Workings): 360 FT ADIT, SHAFT (CAVED)

Comment (Geology): REFERENCES FOR DEPOSITS INDICATE HOST ROCKS AS METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS OR GRANITIC ROCKS. GEOLOGIC MAP INDICATES AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY GNEISS

References

Reference (Deposit): BUNNING, B.B., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAST HALF OF THE TWISP 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-9, SCALE 1:100,000.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WAHSINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 150.

Reference (Deposit): CULVER, H.E., AND BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, P. 50.

Washington Gold

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