Silver Ledge

The Silver Ledge is a gold and silver mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,651 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Silver Ledge

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Arsenic

Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Gold Creek Mining 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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Silver Ledge Mining Co.
Years: 1931 -

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: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Orebody

Form: VEIN

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Bromyrite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. 300 FT ABOVE GOLD CREEK

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS. VEINS ARE IN A 5 FT WIDE SHEAR ZONE. VEIN ON FOOTWALL IS 1.5 FT WIDE AND VEIN ON HANGING WALL IS 4 IN. WIDE

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT, CROSSCUT

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. 269.

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. 148-149.

Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956

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