Golden Harvest

The Golden Harvest is a silver and gold mine located in Ferry county, Washington.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Golden Harvest  

State:  Washington

County:  Ferry

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 48.5775, -118.74833

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Golden Harvest MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Golden Harvest


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Washington
County: Ferry


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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Dacite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR CENTER OF SECTION

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: PRODUCED 800 TONS OF ORE IN 1937-1938 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 120).

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION AT THE GOLDEN HARVEST DEPOSIT IS IN THE EOCENE SANPOIL VOLCANICS (MUESSIG, 1967, GEOL. MAP). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): WDGER OFR 90-18

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, 67 P.

Reference (Deposit): MUESSIG, SIEGFRIED, 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC QUADRANGLE AND PART OF THE AENEAS QUADRANGLE, FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1216, 135 P., 1 PL.

Reference (Deposit): TSCHAUDER, R.J., 1989, GOLD DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON. IN JOSEPH, N.L. AND OTHERS; EDITORS, GEOLOGIC GUIDEBOOK FOR WASHINGTON AND ADJACENT AREAS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 86, P. 241-253.


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