Ohio Claim

The Ohio Claim is a 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: Ohio Claim  

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 48.98889, -119.48056

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Ohio Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ohio Claim


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Oroville


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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chrysocolla


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS UNKNOWN


References

Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 69.

Reference (Deposit): WASH. GEOL. SUR. BULL. 5, P. 88-89.


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