China Camp Placer

The China Camp Placer is a gold mine located in Kittitas county, Washington at an elevation of 2,451 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: China Camp Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum

Location

State: Washington
County: Kittitas

Land Status

Land ownership: National 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

Owner Name: Theo Cooper, James Wright, John Lind
Years: 1897 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
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: Placer Au-PGE

Orebody

Form: LOW BAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): IN WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST. LOCATION GIVEN IS ON CLE ELUM RIVER DIRECTLY WEST OF CHINA POINT

Comment (Commodity): REPORTED BUT UNVERIFIED OCCURRENCE OF PT

References

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 280

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