The Mohawk Prospect is a silver mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 4,239 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: 4,239 Feet (1,292 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 48.63861, -119.85056
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Mohawk Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mohawk Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Conconcully District; Mineral Hill Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Silver Empire Enterprises, Inc.
Home Office: Herb Wilson, Pres., P.O. Box 809, Okanogan, Wa. 98840
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1890
Year Last Production: 1967
Discovery Year: 1890
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: SCATTERED GRAINS AND BANDS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Nw Trending Salmon Creek Fault Just East Of Deposit.
Type: L
Description: Fault Offsets, Has Rotated Vein
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVG ASSAYS: 62-65 OZ AG, 5-7 % PB, 3.1-3.12 % CU.
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): UNKNOWN QUANTITIES; SMALL AMTS IN 1961 AND 1967.
Comment (Deposit): FISSURE-FILL VEIN. TOTAL LENGTH OF DEPOSIT MIGHT NOT BE FULLY DETERMINED. LAST 50 FT OF ADIT NO. 2: N10E, 45W. SOME ORE MINERALS CONCENTRATED INTO BANDS UP TO 1 FT WIDE.
Comment (Workings): ADIT NO. 2 IS DRIVEN APPROX. NW FOR 500 FT, ALONG THE VEIN; STOPE AT END OF ADIT. ADIT NO. 1 IS 350 FT NORTH OF, AND 225 FT HIGHER THAN ADIT NO. 2, AND HAS 150 FT OF DRIFTS (ADIT NO. 1 CAVED AT PORTAL IN 1973).
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: FISSURE FILL QUARTZ
Comment (Commodity): PRODUCTION: 1890-1893, 1951-1954, 1961, AND 1967.
Comment (Location): SE SLOPE OF MINERAL HILL.
Comment (Development): 2 ADITS. WORK ON MINE FROM 1890-1893, 1951,54-56, 1967; AND DEVELOPMENT 1970-1972 AND 1979.
References
Reference (Production): WASH. DMG IC 49, P. 24
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DGER IC 69, P. 11
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