Molly

The Molly is a silver, gold, copper, and molybdenum 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

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Site Name

Primary: Molly
Secondary: Luke

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Mazama District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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 Okanogan National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
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

Form: VEINS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Local Fractures

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Host Rocks Are Altered

Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Specularite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN

Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS, 20 CUTS AND TRENCHES

Comment (Geology): GEOLOGIC MAP SHOWS AREA TO BE UNDERLAIN BY ROCKS OF THE FAWN PEAK STOCK

Comment (Deposit): 5 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Deposit): MRDS RECORD D000676 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED

Comment (Commodity): ORE TENOR IS LOW

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED

References

Reference (Deposit): STOFFEL, K.L., AND MCGRODER, M.F., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROBINSON MTN. 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-5, SCALE 1:100,000.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 68.

Reference (Deposit): KING, R.U., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB. DATA.

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