Amalgamated Gold Mines Co

The Amalgamated Gold Mines Co is a gold mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,900 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

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Site Name

Primary: Amalgamated Gold Mines Co
Secondary: Sandal
Secondary: Bobtail
Secondary: Culver
Secondary: Black Jack
Secondary: Hummingbird
Secondary: Meteor Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Blewett

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Amalgamated Gold Mines Co.

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: 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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS PROPERTY IS BASED ON A PROSPECTUS FOR THE AMALGAMATED GOLD MINES CO. THE PROPERTY IS PROBABLY THE SAME AS EITHER 0530070331 OR 0530070401. THE DESCRIPTION SAYS THERE WAS AN ARRASTRA, FOLLOWED BY A STAMP MILL ON THE PROPERTY. A CYANIDE MILL WAS PROPOSED BECAUSE ARSENIC WAS HINDERING THE RECOVERY OF GOLD. THE PESHASTIN AND METEOR TUNNELS WERE ON THE PROPERTY. PREVIOUS OWNER WAS WASHINGTON METEOR CO.

References

Reference (Deposit): PROSPECTUS FOR COMPANY (WFOC FILES)

Reference (Deposit): LOCATED AT BLEWETT, IN PESHASTIN MINING DISTRICT

Washington Gold

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