Dick

The Dick is a nickel, cobalt, and copper mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,401 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: Dick  

State:  Washington

County:  Chelan

Elevation: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)

Commodity: Nickel, Cobalt, Copper

Lat, Long: 47.77, -120.20639

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Dick MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dick
Secondary: Chelan
Secondary: Winesap


Commodity

Primary: Nickel
Primary: Cobalt
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Entiat District


Land Status

Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: In Entiat State Wildlife Area


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Mrs. Hazel E. Growden And Associates, Yakima
Years: 1946 -

Owner Name: E. N. Patty, Seattle
Years: 1946 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1898
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

Model Name: Dunitic Ni-Cu


Orebody

Form: DISSEMINATED AND MASSIVE


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 2 ASSAYS GAVE 0.03% CO. 1 ASSAY FROM SAMPLE COLLECTED IN ADIT GAVE 1.5% NI, 0.3% CU. GOSSAN YIELDED 0.5% NI


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pentlandite
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Geology): OXIDATION OF ORE MINERALS HAS PRODUCED SOLUBLE SULFATES RICH IN COPPER AND NICKEL. DEPOSIT IS UNDERLAIN BY MIGMATITE OF THE CHELAN COMPLEX ; GEOL.DESC: ILL-DEFINED BODY OF DISSEMINATED PYRRHOTITE, PENTLANDITE, CHALCOPYRITE, AND PYRITE IN BROKEN-UP COARSELY CRYSTALLINE ULTRABASIC ROCK. CO:NI=1:15

Comment (Workings): 4 ADITS; 6 DRILL HOLES (1942) TOTAL 765 FT. 7 DRILL HOLES (USBM, 1944) TOTAL 1,016 FT. SOME TRENCHES. THERE ARE 80 ACRES OF DEEDED PROPERTY

Comment (Location): IN OKLAHOMA GULCH AREA

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVES UNKNOWN BUT SMALL

Comment (Development): USBM DRILLING OUTLINED SMALL TONNAGE OF MINERALIZED MATERIAL; PART CONTAINS 1-1.7% NI AND 0.5-0.7% CU AND PART CONTAINS 0.90-1.23% NI AND 0.15-0.4% CU

Comment (Deposit): ENTIRE PERIDOTITE OUTCROP IS MINERALIZED. DEPOSIT IS OXIDIZED TO 40 FT DEPTH


References

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 275.

Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 12.

Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., WHETTEN, J.T., WAITT, R.B., SWANSON, D.A., BYERLY, G.R., BOOTH, D.B., HETHERINGTON, M.J., AND ZARTMAN, R.E., 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CHELAN 30-MINUTE BY 60-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1661, SCALE 1:100,000.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): HUNTTING, 1956; UNPUB. COBALT REPORT

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1943, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 9, P. 25-26.

Reference (Deposit): PATTY, E.N., AND KELLY, S.F., 1946, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERS TECHNICAL PUBLICATION 1953

Reference (Deposit): CORWALL, H.R., 1966, NICKEL DEPOSITS OF NORTH AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1223, P. 57.


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