Caribou

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

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Caribou

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Iron

Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Myers Creek, Buckhorn Mtn Area

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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
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

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Structure

Not available

Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite

Comments

Comment (Production): BETWEEN 1908 AND 1916, THE MINE WAS OPERATED BY BRITISH COLUMBIA COPPER CO., AND EIGHT CARLOADS OF GOLD-SILVER-COPPER ORE WERE SHIPPED TO SMELTERS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA (MOEN, 1980, P. 43).

Comment (Geology): THE CONTACT METAMORPHIC DEPOSIT IS FOUND AT THE CONTACT OF PERMIAN METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS AND THE JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS GRANODIORITE OF THE BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN PLUTON (MOEN, 1980, P. 43; STOFFEL, 1990, P. 29).

Comment (Deposit): THIS DEPOSIT APPEARS TO BE A NORTHWESTERLY EXTENSION OF THE ORE BODIES AT THE MANETIC MINE. SHAFTS, ADITS, PROSPECT PITS, AND TRENCHES ARE ON THE PROPERTY. A CORE HOLE DRILLED BY GRANBY CONSOLIDATED MINING, SMELTING AND POWER CO. CONTAINED INTERCEPTS OF 0.2-4.3% CU WITHIN 112 FEET OF THE SURFACE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1980, MYERS CREEK AND WAUCONDA MINING DISTRICTS OF NORTHEASTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 73, 96 P., 6 PL.

Reference (Deposit): STOFFEL, K.L., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OROVILLE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 90-11, 58 P., 1 PL.

Reference (Deposit): WDGER OF 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.

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