The Bullfrog Claims is a silver and gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,560 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: 3,560 Feet (1,085 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.91528, -119.57278
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Bullfrog Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bullfrog Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Palmer Mtn District; Bullfrog Mtn Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Bullfrog Mining Co.
Years: 1902 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: LINEAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Hydrothermal Solution
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 10 TON TEST YIELDED $ 2 AU/TON AND $5 AG/TON. PRODUC TION YIELDED $150 AU-AG.
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): PRODUCTION OF 4200 LBS IN UNKNOWN YEAR;
Comment (Development): ADIT AND TWO SHAFTS
Comment (Workings): ADIT, 160 FT SHAFT, 140 FT SHAFT, SUBSURFACE WORKS.
Comment (Geology): FELSIC DIKE NEARBY.
Comment (Deposit): 18 CLAIMS.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 137.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL 64, P. 80-81, PLATES 1-2
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