Bellevue

The Bellevue is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Bellevue
Secondary: Bellview

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Wannacut Lake

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

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Rocks

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Stephanite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Production): A TEST SHIPMENT OF 1000 POUNDS GAVE RETURNS OF $75 IN AU AND AG; GOLD REPRESENTED A LITTLE OVER HALF THE TOTAL RETURN (UMPLEBY, 1911).

Comment (Geology): THE VEIN IS IN THE SLATE, ARGILLITE, AND LIMESTONE OF THE SPECTICLE FORMATION OF THE ANARCHIST GROUP OF PERMIAN AGE. THE SPECTICLE FORMATIONM IS INTRUDED BY GABBRO AND/OR DIORITE OF PERMIAN-TRIASSIC AGE.

Comment (Deposit): A SMALL SHAFT WAS DUG AND 250 FEET OF DEVELOPMENT WORK WAS DONE ON THE PROPERTY (RINEHART AND FOX, 1972). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

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): HODGES, L.K., 1897, MINING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER, 116 P.[FASCIMILE REPRINTED IN 1967 IN TWO VOLUMES, MINING IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON, AND, MINING IN WESTERN WASHINGTON: SHOREY BOOK STORE, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON].

Reference (Deposit): RINEHART, C.D.; FOX, K.F., JR., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE LOOMIS QUADRANGLE, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 64, 124 P., 3 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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