Pittsburg

The Pittsburg is a silver and lead 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: Pittsburg  

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 48.16833, -119.04333

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Pittsburg MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pittsburg


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Nespelem


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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: The Porphyritic Granodiorite Of Manila Creek Is Part Of The Keller Butte Suite Of Holder And Holder (1988).


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCED AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF ORE IN 1914 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 308).

Comment (Geology): VEINS AND STOCKWORK(?) IN THE PORPHYRITIC GRANODIORITE OF MANILA CREEK OF (PALEOCENE?)-EOCENE AGE (GULICK AND KORSEC, 1990, GEOL. MAP).

Comment (Deposit): THE PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED BY OPEN PITS AND A STEEPLY INCLINED SHAFT (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 308). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

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): GULICK, C.W.; KOROSEC, M.A., COMPILERS, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OMAK 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-12, 52 P., 1 PL.

Reference (Deposit): HOLDER, R.W.; HOLDER, G.A.M., 1988, THE COLVILLE BATHOLITH - TERTIARY PLUTONISM IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON ASSOCIATED WITH GRABEN AND CORE COMPLEX (GNEISS DOME) FORMATION: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 100, NO. 12, P. 1971-1980.

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): PARDEE, J.T., 1918, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE COLVILLE INDIAN RESERVATION, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 677, 186 P., 1 PL.


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