49th Parallel

The 49th Parallel is a copper, gold, and tungsten mine located in Okanogan 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: 49th Parallel  

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Gold, Tungsten

Lat, Long: 48.99611, -119.48333

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49th Parallel MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: 49th Parallel


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan


Land Status

Not available


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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Production): GOLD-COPPER ORE IN 1914 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 65).

Comment (Deposit): PART OF THE KELSEY PORPHYRY COPPER-MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT (ROPER, 1973).

Comment (Geology): THE 49TH PARALLEL MINE IS IN GREENSTONE TENTATIVELY IDENTIFIED AS THE PERMIAN OR TRIASSIC(?) KOBAU FORMATION AND ALSO IS ADJACENT TO AN ALTERED QUARTZ DIORITE PHASE OF THE JURASSIC - CRETACEOUS(?) SILVER NAIL LAKE PLUTON (ROPER, 1973).

Comment (Location): 1500 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE O.K. COPPER MINE.


References

Reference (Deposit): CULVER, H.E.; BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, 89 P., 23 PL.

Reference (Deposit): HORTON, F.W., 1916, MOLYBDENUM, ITS ORES AND THEIR CONCENTRATION, WITH DISCUSSION OF MARKETS, PRICES, AND USES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 111, 132 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, 67 P.

Reference (Deposit): PATTY, E.N., 1921, THE METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 23, 366 P.

Reference (Deposit): ROPER, M.W., 1973, GEOLOGY OF THE KELSEY COPPER-MOLYBDENUM PROPERTY, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY MASTER OF SCIENCE THESIS, 97 P., 5 PL.

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J.B., 1911, PART I.-- GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MYERS CREEK MINING DISTRICT; PART II. -- GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE OROVILLE-NIGHTHAWK MINING DISTRICT: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 5, 111 P.

Reference (Deposit): WDGER OF 90-18


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