The Aztec Claim is a iron mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 5,249 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: 5,249 Feet (1,600 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 48.95778, -118.98083
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Aztec Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Aztec Claim
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Sulfur
Tertiary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Myers Creek District; Buckhorn Mtn Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Bumgardner Mining And Investments Co.
Home Office: Manson, Wa.
Years: 1980 -
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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Several Minor Faults And Shear Zones
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AND 894-957 FT): 1816-50.6% FE, 0.01-0.07% CU, 0 .2-8.7% 5, 0.002-0.027% P, 11.8-25.6% SI02, 0.05-0.29% TI02, TRACE-0.005 OZ AU, 0.1-0.4 OZ AG.
Analytical Data: 539-599 FT
Analytical Data: DRILLHOLE SHOWS (AT DEPTH INTERVALS OF: 480-490 FT
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Actinolite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Commodity): NO PRODUCTION
Comment (Location): ON BUCKHORN MTN. (NORTH SLOPE).
Comment (Development): SHAFT DRILLHOLES, 80 FT ADIT
Comment (Deposit): CONTACT-METAMORPHIC REPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE.
Comment (Workings): DRILLHOLE AT ELEVATION 5278 FT; 80 FT ADIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 198.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DG BULL 27, P. 61-65
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DGER BULL 73, P. 41-43
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