Unnamed Prospect

The Unnamed Prospect is a silver and gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 7,300 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

Name: Unnamed Prospect  

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 48.76889, -120.66667

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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Slate Creek District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Wilderness
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 Pasayten Wilderness In Okanogan National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: DISSEMINATED, VEIN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Arkose Is Iron Oxide Stained


Rocks

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: QUARTZ VEIN: 0.79 OZ/TON AU, 0.17 OZ/TON AG. ALTERED ARKOSE: 0.12, 0.77, 0.25 OZ/TON AU, TR, 1.63 OZ/TON, TR AG


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UNUSRVEYED

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN

Comment (Workings): 2 SLUMPED PITS

Comment (Geology): DIKES ARE RELATED TO PASAYTEN STOCK


References

Reference (Deposit): STOFFEL, K.L., AND MCGRODER, M.G., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROBINSON MTN. 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-5, SCALE 1:100,000.

Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H., WEIS, P.L., TABOR, R.W., ROBERTSON, J.F., VAN NOY, R.M., PATTEE, E.C., AND HOLT, D.C., 1971, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PASAYTEN WILDERNESS AREA, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1325, P. 135.


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