Paymaster

The Paymaster is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,251 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Paymaster

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Squaw Creek District

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.
Administrative Organization: In Okanogan National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: S. J. Holden And A. C. Campbell, Chelan, Wasn.
Years: 1942 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Age Young: Late Jurassic

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): 150 FT SHAFT, 175 FT ADIT

Comment (Production): SMALL PRODUCTION OF GOLD FROM OXIDIZED MATERIAL

Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS 3 FT WIDE. IRON OXIDES ALONG EACH WALL (1-3 IN. WIDE) CARRY GOLD

References

Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 248.

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. 146.

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.

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