Iron Cap Claim

The Iron Cap Claim is a iron 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: Iron Cap Claim  

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation:

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 48.19667, -119.05889

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Iron Cap Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Iron Cap Claim


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized Magnitite


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Limonite
Ore: Magnetite


Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR WEST LINE OF SEC. 9

Comment (Deposit): PROBABLY AFTER PRIMARY MAGNETITE

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MASSIVE TO EARTHY LIMONITE


References

Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 198.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 677, P. 83


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