Evening Prospect

The Evening Prospect is a silver 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: Evening Prospect  

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 48.16111, -119.04389

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Evening Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Evening Prospect


Commodity

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


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
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: A PICKED SAMPLE, CONSISTING OF A SOFT GRAY MASS CONTAINING COARSE GALENA XLS, YIELDED 20.2 OZ AG/TON AND TRACE OF AU


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Vesuvianite
Gangue: Epidote


Comments

Comment (Geology): 10 ACRE (AREAL) MASS OF METAMORPHOSED SEDIMENTS SURROUNDED BY GRANITE.

Comment (Development): PITS.

Comment (Deposit): LIMY LAYERS, INTERBEDDED WITH SCHIST, CONTAINING SPARSE MINERALIZATION.

Comment (Workings): A FEW SMALL OPEN PITS.


References

Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 302-303.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 677, P.83-84, PLATE 1


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