Huckleberry

The Huckleberry is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Kittitas county, Washington at an elevation of 3,799 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: Huckleberry  

State:  Washington

County:  Kittitas

Elevation: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 47.46139, -121.03917

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Huckleberry MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Huckleberry


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper


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.
Administrative Organization: In Wenatchee National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: S. R. Justham, Seattle
Years: 1943 -


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: VEIN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 14 ASSAYS RAN $0.06-3.72/TON AU, $0.15-26.1/TON AG, $0.55-24.20/TON CU


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): ON NORTHWEST FLANK OF HUCKLEBERRY MOUNTAIN

Comment (Deposit): VEIN RANGES FROM 8 IN. TO 4 FT WIDE

Comment (Geology): INGALLS COMPLEX IS AN ACCRETED OPHIOLITE TERRANE

Comment (Deposit): MAY BE SAME AS WHITE CAT

Comment (Workings): ADIT


References

Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956

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. 60.

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. 135.


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