Pogue Flat

The Pogue Flat is a manganese mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,401 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

Name: Pogue Flat  

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 48.43944, -119.55806

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Pogue Flat MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pogue Flat
Secondary: Three Buttes


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: The Quartz Monzonite Was Probably Emplaced In A Magmatic Arc.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Rhodochrosite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Production): IN 1916, THE MINE PRODUCED TWENTY-FIVE 30-TON CARLOADS OF ORE SAID TO CONTAIN 20% MN (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 261).

Comment (Geology): THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED QUARTZ MONZONITE OF THE POGUE MOUNTAIN QUARTZ MONZONITE (GULICK AND KOROSEC, 1990, P. 24).


References

Reference (Deposit): PATTY, E.N.; GLOVER, S.L., 1921, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON, WITH STATISTICS FOR 1919: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 21, 155 P., 1 PL.

Reference (Deposit): SHEDD, SOLON, 1924, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON WITH STATISTICS FOR 1922; WITH AN ARTICLE ON COAL AND COKE, BY G.W. EVANS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 30, 224 P.

Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E.; JOSEPH, N.L.; LASMANIS, R., 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON-PRELIMINARY REPORT: STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, 577 P.

Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J.T., 1922, DEPOSITS OF MANGANESE ORE IN MONTANA, UTAH, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 725-C, P. 141-243.

Reference (Deposit): GULICK, C.W.; KOROSEC, M.A., COMPILERS, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OMAK 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-12, 52 P., 1 PL.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.


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