Hiawatha

The Hiawatha is a silver, gold, lead, copper, and zinc mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,199 feet.

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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

Name: Hiawatha  

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc

Lat, Long: 48.90028, -119.54583

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Hiawatha MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hiawatha
Secondary: Josie


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Wannacut Lake


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Marine Sedimentary Rocks Of The Spectacle Formation Were Deposited Along An Active Continental Margin.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): THE VEIN IS IN ARGILLITE OF THE SPECTACLE FORMATION NEAR THE CONTACT WITH MONZONITE AND QUARTZ DIORITE OF THE WHISKEY MOUNTAIN PLUTON (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 141; RINEHART AND FOX, 1972, GEOL. MAP).

Comment (Production): PRODUCED SOME ORE IN 1938 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 141).

Comment (Deposit): TWO 80-FT ADITS 80 FEET APART ARE CONNECTED BY A DRIFT NEAR THE FACE (RINEHART AND FOX, 1972, P. 89). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

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): DERKEY, R.E.; JOSEPH, N.L.; LASMANIS, R., 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON-PRELIMINARY REPORT: STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, 577 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): 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.


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