Oro Fino

The Oro Fino is a silver and gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,919 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

Name: Oro Fino  

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation: 1,919 Feet (585 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 48.89889, -119.51222

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Oro Fino MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Oro Fino


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum


Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Wannacut Lake


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available


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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE


Orebody

Form: STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS


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): EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN. LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR PROSPECT SYMBOL AT NORTH END OF WANNCUT LAKE SHOWN ON TOPO MAP. OTHER MINES ARE LOCATED WEST OF LAKE AND THIS MAY BE ONE OF THOSE PROPERTIES INSTEAD. HOWEVER, THEY ARE ON A STEEP HILLSIDE AND ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE PLACERS

Comment (Commodity): UNVERIFIED REPORT 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. 145, 281


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