Blewett Camp

The Blewett Camp is a gold, silver, mercury, and copper mine located in Chelan county, Washington.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Blewett Camp
Secondary: Blewett
Secondary: Peshastin
Secondary: Culver
Secondary: Alta Vista
Secondary: Black Jack
Secondary: La Rica
Secondary: Manistee
Secondary: Phipps
Secondary: Pole Pick #1
Secondary: Prospect
Secondary: Wilder
Secondary: Blue Bell
Secondary: Eureka
Secondary: Fraction
Secondary: Lucky Queen
Secondary: Golden Eagle
Secondary: Hummingbird
Secondary: North Star
Secondary: Olden
Secondary: Sandell
Secondary: Tip Top

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Mercury
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Blewett

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Copper
Ore: Chromite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Geology): MOST OF THE MINERALIZATION OF THE BLEWETT CAMP IS IN VEINS CUTTING SERPENTINITE OF THE INGALLS COMPLEX (HAWKINS FORMATION IN WEAVER, 1911, P. 31-34). OTHER VEINS ARE IN METASEDIMATARY AND METVOLCANIC ROCK OF THE COMPLEX; HOWEVERE, VEINS IN THE SERPENTINITE ARE GENERALLY MORE PRODUCTIVE THAN THOSE IN THE OTHER ROCKS (WEAVER, 1911, P. 29-33).

Comment (Location): NEAR PESHASTIN CREEK

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: PRODUCTION RECORDS FOR THE VARIOUS MINES OF THE BLEWETT CAMP ARE INCOMPLETE; HOWEVER, THE VALUE OF PRODUCTION TOTALS SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. MANY OF THE MINE HAVE SOME RECORDED PRODUCTION, BUT A PRODUCTION FIGURE FOR THE ENTIRE CAMP IS NOT AVAILABLE. (HUNTTING, 1943, P. 9-14; 1956, P. 109-117).

Comment (Workings): MINES OF THE CULVER CREEK AREA ARE HERE COMBINED INTO A SINGLE ENTRY CALLED BLEWETT CAMP DEPOSIT.

References

Reference (Deposit): MILLER, R.B., 1985, THE OPHILITIC INGALLS COMPLEX, NORTH-CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS, WASHINGTON: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 96, NO. 1, P. 27-42.

Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W.; WAITT, R.B.; FRIZZELL, V.A.; SWANSON, D.A.; BYERLY, G.R.; BENTLEY, R.D., 1982, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WENATCHEE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, CENTRAL WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS SERIES MAP I-1311, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:100,000, WITH 26P. TEXT.

Reference (Deposit): WEAVER, C.E., 1911, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BLEWETT MINING DISTRICT: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 6, 104 P.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67P.

Reference (Deposit): WDGER OFR 90-18.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, 1943, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 9, 63 P., 1 PL.

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