The Lady of the Lake Claims is a silver, lead, and copper mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,402 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
Elevation: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 48.56944, -119.73833
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Lady of the Lake Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lady of the Lake Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Conconcully District; Conconcully Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Shirk, William P.
Home Office: Spokane, Wa.
Years: 1951 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mica Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Mica Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 70-125 OZ AG, 11-15 % PB, AND TRACE OF AU PER TON. 13 SAMPLES ACROSS WIDTHS OF 4-12 FT GAVE WEIGHTED AVG OF 0.163 % WO3 AND SHOWED 0.02-0.06 % CU, 0.1-0.3 % PB, 0.1-0.4 % ZN, AND 0.02-0.06 % MO. VEIN ON SURFACE CONTAINED TO 120 OZ AG/TON.
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SPARSE MINERALIZATION
Comment (Deposit): 2 CLAIMS: LADY OF THE LAKE AND HIDDEN SPRINGS
Comment (Deposit): SHEARED AND FRACTURED MINERALIZED ZONES.
Comment (Workings): 150 FT ADIT WITH 30 FT OF DRIFTS, SEVERAL OPEN CUTS, A CAVED ADIT, AND A 24 FT ADIT BELOW HIGH-WATER LEVEL OF CONCONCULLY LAKE.
Comment (Development): ADIT WITH DRIFTS; OPEN CUTS, AND 2 SHORT ADITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 305.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG IC 49, P. 8, 29
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