Chelan

The Chelan is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,999 feet.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Chelan
Secondary: Pennington

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Squaw Creek 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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Roy Pennington
Years: 1943 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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 IN SHEAR ZONE

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SCHEELITE CONTENT LESS THAN 0.25 %.
Analytical Data: AU VALES OF $21-161/TON ARE REPORTED

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR HEAD OF SQUAW CREEK

Comment (Deposit): NARROW QUARTZ VEINS CONTAINING MINOR GOLD AND SPECKS OF SCHEELITE (TO 0.25 IN. ACROSS). ONLY 2 OF THE SEVERAL VEINS ARE KNOWN TO CONTAIN W. THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN

Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS, CAVED ADIT, 40 FT ADIT.

Comment (Geology): QUARTZ HAS ABUNDANT IRON STAINING

Comment (Deposit): AT LEAST 7 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): BUNNING, B.B., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAST HALF OF THE TWISP 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-9, SCALE 1:100,000.

Reference (Deposit): BARKSDALE, J.D., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE METHOW VALLEY, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 68, PL. 1.

Reference (Deposit): CULVER, H.E., AND BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, P. 44-45, 49.

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. 137.

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR-25, SCALE 1:1,168,000.

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