Dick

The Dick is a nickel 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: Dick
Secondary: Chelan
Secondary: Winesap;

Commodity

Primary: Nickel
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Entiat

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pentlandite
Ore: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Development): FOUR SHORT ADITS ON THE PROPERTY AND SEVEN DRILL HOLES TOTALING 1016 FT. WERE COMPLETED BY THE U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 275)

Comment (Geology): CREASEY AND STORCH (1945, GEOL. MAP) SHOW THE DICK DEPOSIT IN A PERIDOTITE BODY BETWEEN A QUARTZ DIORITE DIKE AND GRANITE GNEISS COMPLEX.

Comment (Location): OKLAHOMA GULCH AREA

References

Reference (Deposit): WDGER OFR 90-18.

Reference (Deposit): CREASEY, S.C.; STORCH, H.H., 1945, WINESAP NICKEL PROSPECT, CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 10 SHEETS.

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

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): TABOR, R.W.; FRIZZELL, V.A. JR.; WHETTEN, J.T.; WAITT, R.B.; SWANSON, D.A.; BYERLY, G.R.; BOOTH, D.B.; HETHERINGTON, M.J.; ZARTMAN, R.E., 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CHELAN 30 X 60 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS SERIES MAP I-1661, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:100000, WITH 29 P. TEXT.

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