Review

The Review is a gold and copper mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,081 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

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Site Name

Primary: Review

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Myers Creek

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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 Kobau Formation Was Deposited Proximal To Island Arcs Along A Convergent Continental Margin.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): CARMEN: 63,000 T IND, AU 9.18 G/T, WO3 O.1%; MARIA EUGENIA 235,000 T IND, CU 4.2%, AU 0.5 G/T, AG 60 G/T

Comment (Location): ENTRANCE ROADS AVAILABLE. ON THE EXTREME WEST FLANK OF SIERRA DE CAPILLITAS BY THE QUEBRADA ATAJO ON CERRO ATAJO.

Comment (Production): MINED IN 1878-1880

Comment (Development): EXPL.COM: FABRICACIONES MILITARES (1940'S); SERVICIO MINERO NACIONAL & AGENCIA JAPONESA DE CORPORACION INTERNACIONAL (1975) ; TOTAL$: 2.5 ; ECON.COM: 10% ROYALITY

Comment (Deposit): CARMEN: N 30 W, 85 SW, 300 M LONG - GRANDE AND MARIA EUGENIA: N 45 W, 75 NE, 500 M LONG - TRIUNFO: N 70 W, 80 NE TO 80 SW, 500 M LONG (2) ABOUT 4.8 KM W OF MARIA EUGENIA. HAS ASSAYS UP TO 60 OZ/TON AG AND 1 OZ/TON AU.

Comment (Geology): THE VEIN IS IN GREENSTONES OF THE KOBAU FORMATION OF PERMIAN OR TRIASSIC AGE.

Comment (Deposit): TWO ADITS, 360 AND 813 FEET IN LENGTH, RESPECTIVELY, WERE DRIVEN INTO THE HILLSIDE TO INTERSECT THE VEIN AT DEPTH (MOEN, 1980, P. 40). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Production): ACCORDING TO LANDES AND OTHERS (1902, P. 27), A SMELTER TEST, CONSISTING OF 50 TONS OF ORE, AVERAGED 0.86 OZ/TON AU.

References

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): 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.

Reference (Deposit): LANDES, HENRY; THYNG, W.S.; LYON, D.A.; ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, IN SIX PARTS; PART-II THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON, EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 123 P.

Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1980, MYERS CREEK AND WAUCONDA MINING DISTRICTS OF NORTHEASTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 73, 96 P., 6 PL.

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