Okanogan Free Gold Claims

The Okanogan Free Gold Claims is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,201 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: Okanogan Free Gold Claims  

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 48.95333, -119.47917

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Okanogan Free Gold Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Okanogan Free Gold Claims
Secondary: Owasco
Secondary: Allison


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Roy S. Meader, Oroville, Wa. And H. N. North, Omak, Wa.
Years: 1938 - 1941


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1914
Year Last Production: 1939
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: VEIN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 2 ASSAYS-$3.92, $5.37 AU, AG


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): 3 MILES NORTH OF OROVILLE BY ROAD.

Comment (Development): UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION IN 1914, 1918, 1936, 1938-1939. 3 ADITS AND A GLORY HOLE.

Comment (Deposit): A QTZ VEIN 0-12 FT WIDE OCCURS IN COUNTRY ROCK OF LIMESTONE, QTZITE, AND SCHIST. ORE MINERALS ARE DISSEMINATED IN THE QUARTZ.

Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS AND A GLORY HOLE OF UNKNOWN DIMENSIONS.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE MINERALS DISSEMINATED IN QUARTZ

Comment (Deposit): 5 PATENTED CLAIMS.


References

Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 145


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