The Key Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,799 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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 48.57806, -119.75222
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Key Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Key Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Conconcully District; Conconcully Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: W. A. Hargraves
Home Office: Conconcully, Wa.
Years: 1941 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Schist-Granodiorite Contact Has A General Nw Trend, And Parallels The Regional Structural Trend Of The Metamorphic Rocks Of The Area.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $37 AG, PB/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 305.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG IC 49, P. 28
Reference (Production): WASH. DMG BULL 37, P.305
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