The Copper Glance is a iron, copper, gold, and silver mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 48.75222, -120.30222
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Copper Glance MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Glance
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Methow Valley Mining, Eightmile Creek Area
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: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Production): TWO TONS OF HAND-SORTED ORE WERE SHIPPED IN 1914 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 63).
Comment (Geology): THE DEPOSIT IS IN ANDESITE OF ISABELLA RIDGE, WHICH IS OF PROBABLE CRETACEOUS AGE (STOFFEL AND MCGRODER, 1990).
Comment (Deposit): THE PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED BY A 200-FT. ADIT, A 50-FT. ADIT, AND SEVERAL OPEN CUTS (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 63). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
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): STAATZ, M.H.; WEIS, P.L.; TABOR, R.W.; ROBERTSON, J.F.; VAN NOY, R.M.; PATTEE, E.C.; HOLT, D.C., 1971, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PASAYTEN WILDERNESS AREA, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1325, 255 P., 3 PL.
Reference (Deposit): STOFFEL, K.L., MCGRODER, M.F., COMPILERS, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROBINSON MOUNTAIN 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-5, 39 P., 1 PL.
Reference (Deposit): WDGER OF 90-18
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