Security

The Security is a lead, zinc, gold, and copper 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: Security  

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 48.84111, -119.63583

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Security MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Security


Commodity

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


Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Palmer Mountain


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
Deposit Size: S


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

Type: R
Description: The Palmer Mountain Greenstone Was Deposited At A Convergent Continental Margin.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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


Comments

Comment (Production): HAS PRODUCED (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 70).

Comment (Geology): THE VEIN IS IN BANDED AND SCHISTOSE GREENSTONE OF THE PERMIAN-TRIASSIC PALMER MOUNTAIN GREENSTONE THAT WAS INTRUDED TO THE WEST BY FELSIC TO INTERMEDIATE ROCKS OF PROBABLE JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS AGE (RINEHART AND FOX, 1972, GEOL. MAP).

Comment (Deposit): TWO ADITS WERE DEVELOPED 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): 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): 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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